outside the legal authority of, beyond the jurisdiction of (Latin)
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Ultra vires Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ultra vires Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
ultra vires
\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.
ultra vires
adj : (law) beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant: intra vires ] adv : beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
Adjective
1. beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract"
(antonym) intra vires
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Adverb
1. beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
Ultra vires Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning literally "beyond the powers", although its standard legal translation and substitute is "beyond power". If an act requires legal authority and it is done with such authority, it is characterised in law as intra vires (literally "within the powers"; standard legal translation and substitute, "within power"). If it is done without such authority, it is ultra vires. Acts that are intra vires may equivalently be termed "valid" and those that are ultra vires "invalid".
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Ultra vires Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Without authority. An act which is beyond the powers or authority of the person or organization which took it. - (read more on Ultra vires)
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Beyond the power
An act that falls outside or beyond the jurisdiction of the court
(See Intra Vires)
By Her Majesty's Courts Service. Published under Crown Copyright.An act that falls outside or beyond the jurisdiction of the court
(See Intra Vires)
Latin - without authority.
