mandamus
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Noun
- An extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail
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Words that sound like the term "mandamus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ambiguous | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | meaningless | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | monstrous | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | marvelous | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | momentous | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | motionless | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | mountainous | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | melodious | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | mischievous | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | marcellus | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | marseilles | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | mendacious | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | malvinas | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | manglapus | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | maquilas | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | marianas | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | marvellous | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | maryalice | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | mataksas | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | mauritius | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | maximus | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | mccanless | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | mccreless | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | mccrillis | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | mcdaris | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | mcmanis | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | mcmannis | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | mcmanus | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | mcmorris | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | mcnelis | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | mcnellis | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | meritless | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | metaxas | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | milpitas | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mutinous | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mandamus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | adams | 2 | 42 |
| 2 | manas | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | madam | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | pandanus | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | mcadams | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | amandas | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | adamkus | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | manus | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | manda | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | mandates | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | amanda's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | magnanimous | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | vandam | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | sandau | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pandas | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | mcadam | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | mangus | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mangas | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | manama | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | magnus | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 35
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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In Opposition to the Petition for a Writ of Mandamus – LDAD
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