ultra vires

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body

Word forms

ultra vires

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ultra vires (“beyond the power”).

Synonyms

extra vires

Related words

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