Ultra vires adv. Beyond power; transcending authority; a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
... Squiggs, "and as booze is now ultra vires I do my best to keep it down," and Mr. Squiggs beamed genially upon his pleasantry and the ... — Dennison Grant - A Novel of To-day • Robert Stead
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