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<p>A <b>writ of </b> (;  ) is a <a href="page.php?w=judicial_remedy">judicial remedy</a> in <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> jurisdictions consisting of a <a href="page.php?w=writ">court order</a> that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing. Writs of mandamus are usually used in situations where a government official has failed to act as legally required or has taken a legally prohibited</p><p>
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