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ultra vires

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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adv. beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights. Source: webster
  5. 5. Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase usedfrequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations inexcess of their chartered or statutory rights. Source: adambom

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