ultra vires

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ultra vires - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

ultra vires - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ultra vires
      adv 1: beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
      adj 1: beyond the legal power or authority of a person or
             official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant:
             intra vires]