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mandamus

Summary

mandamus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mandamus is a type of prerogative writ[2].
  • mandamus's Commons category is recorded as Mandamus[3].
  • mandamus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • mandamus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].

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Definition and Type

mandamus is a type of prerogative writ[2].

Why It Matters

mandamus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[1] mandamus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] mandamus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → prerogative writ
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548333005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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