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ultra vires

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ultra vires,  [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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ultra vires, adv. & predic.adj. beyond one's legal power or authority.

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