| ADJECTIVE | all | ultra vires | beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc |
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| ADVERB | all | ultra vires | beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority |
| Meaning | Beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc. | |
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| Example | "an ultra vires contract" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Opposite | intra vires | Within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc |
| Meaning | Beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority. | |
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