Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
peremptory writ of mandate — A court order to any governmental body, government official, or a lower court requiring that the body, official, or court perform an act the court finds is an official duty required by law. Compare: alternative writ of mandate (mandamus) Category … Law dictionary
peremptory writ of mandamus — A court order to any governmental body, government official, or a lower court requiring that the body, official, or court perform an act the court finds is an official duty required by law. Compare: alternative writ of mandate (mandamus) Category … Law dictionary
peremptory writ — An original writ, called from the words of the writ a si te fecerit securum , and which directed the sheriff to cause the defendant to appear in court without any option given him, provided the plaintiff gave the sheriff security effectually to… … Black's law dictionary
peremptory writ of mandamus — A writ of mandamus requiring the party to do the thing absolutely, as distinguished from an alternative writ which requires him to do the thing, or show cause why he should not in his answer. 35 Am J1st Mand § 380 … Ballentine's law dictionary
writ — / rit/ n [Old English, something written] 1: a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2: an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the… … Law dictionary
peremptory — pe·remp·to·ry 1 /pə remp tə rē/ adj [Late Latin peremptorius, from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy] 1: permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay; specif: not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not … Law dictionary
writ, peremptory — >> peremptory writ. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Peremptory Mandamus — A Peremptory Mandamus, or peremptory writ of mandate , is an absolute and unqualified command to the defendant to do the act in question. It is issued when the defendant defaults on, or fails to show sufficient cause in answer to, an alternative… … Wikipedia
peremptory — /parem(p)tariy/ Imperative; final; decisive; absolute; conclusive; positive; not admitting of question, delay, reconsideration or of any alternative. Self determined; arbitrary; not requiring any cause to be shown. Wolfe v. State, 147 Tex.Cr.R.… … Black's law dictionary
writ — A written judicial order to perform a specified act, or giving authority to have it done, as in a writ of mandamus or certiorari, or as in an original writ for instituting an action at common law. A written court order or a judicial process,… … Black's law dictionary
