ultra vires

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Adjective ultra vires has 1 sense

ultra vires - beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract"
Antonym: intra vires

Adverbial ultra vires has 1 sense

ultra vires - beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority

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Ultra Vires

Noun:

(Law) An act performed by a corporation or public authority that is beyond the scope of its legal powers or authority.

Example Sentence:

The court declared the company's purchase of real estate to be ultra vires and therefore invalid.

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