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ultra vires
[ uhl-truh -vahy-reez ]
/ ˌʌl trə ˈvaɪ riz /
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adverb, adjective Law.
beyond the legal power or authority of a corporation, corporate officer, etc. (opposed to intra vires). QUIZ
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Origin of ultra vires
First recorded in 1785–95; Latin: literally, beyond strength
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How to use ultra vires in a sentence
A hundred ultra-wealthy liberal and conservative donors have taken over the political system.
They then become members of the ultra elite Unit 121, granted premium housing and a well-stocked cupboard.
Kim Jong Un is changing role models, steering Pyongyang away from Chinese autocrats toward the ultra-aggressive Vladimir Putin.
That particular shop, sold to Bendel a decade ago or so before, had been the ne plus ultra of American bookstores.
Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
On his return he again doubled cape Good Hope, which had long been regarded as the ne plus ultra of navigation.
She belonged to that ultra-modern school which scorns to sue masculine admiration, but which cannot dispense with it nevertheless.
And those light bulbs in Jack Carlson's garage were ultra-violet bulbs.
British Dictionary definitions for ultra vires
adverb, adjective
(predicative) law beyond the legal power or authority of a person, corporation, agent, etc
Word Origin for ultra vires
Latin, literally: beyond strength
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