An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MANDAMUS
mandamus, writ of mandamus
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mandamus (plural mandamuses)
(law) A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
Verb
mandamus (third-person singular simple present mandamuses, present participle mandamusing, simple past and past participle mandamused)
(transitive) To serve a writ of this kind upon.
Source: Wiktionary
Man*da"mus, n. Etym: [L., we command, fr. mandare to command.] (Law)
Definition: A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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