Ultra vires

phrase

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority wordnet
Phrase
  1. 1
    beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body

    "Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, ultra vires."

Synonyms

All synonyms
beyond authoritybeyond powerbeyond powersexcess of powerinvariable expressionlegal defect

Example

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"Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, ultra vires."

Etymology

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

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