Definitions | ultra vires |
| adjective (pos=ultra vires, -)
- beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body
- 2004, Scotland on Sunday, September 5, 2004:
- :Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, .
Etymology: "beyond the power"
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