Etymology

ultra vires

Today it means: beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body Full definition →

Latin ultra vires
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromultra vires“beyond the power”
  2. English todayultra vires

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ultra vires (“beyond the power”).

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