LEGAL WORD
Ultra vires
Latin phrase · Corporate and administrative law
Ultra vires
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Corporate and administrative law
1 What it means
Beyond the powers. An act done outside the legal authority of a company or public body is void.
2 Use it in a sentence
The rule was struck down as ultra vires the parent Act.
3 Make it stick
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