What Is a Mandamus

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is a mandamus?

• A)It is a writ to restrain a tribunal from taking a certain action.
• B)It is a writ used to compel an inferior tribunal to exercise the authority conferred on it by statute.
• C)It brings a detained person to court in order to determine if the detention is legal.
• D)It is used when an inferior tribunal is required to refrain from taking some specified action beyond its powers.

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