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Ultra vires

Ultra vires Meaning & Definition
Ultra vires Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ultra vires?

[adv] beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
[adj] (law) beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract"

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Ultra vires In Webster's Dictionary

\Ul`tra vi"res\, [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.] Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.

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