| 1. | Beyond power; transcending authority; - a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights. |
| Adj. | 1. | ultra vires - beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" Antonyms: intra vires - within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc |
| Adv. | 1. | ultra vires - beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority |
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