intra vires

adjective

within the legal power or authority of a person or body

Opposite
ultra vires
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Meanings

adjectiveintra vires (not comparable)
  1. not comparablewithin the legal power or authority of a person or body

    The courts may review it to determine whether it is intra vires. Therefore, the exercise of municipal business powers is not immune from review.

    1994, Shell Canada Products Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), 24 February 1993

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewithin the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc

Opposite
ultra vires

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Latin “within the power”

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APA

intra vires. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intra%20vires

MLA

“intra vires.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intra%20vires. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intra vires,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intra%20vires.

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