Ultralegal
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Going beyond what is authorized or set out by law.
"I want to say at this time I shall have something to say in regard to the enlarged powers of the comptroller, which I think are ultralegal, in which he has taken over the functions of the Government entirely without regard to any authorization of law."
Example
More examples"I want to say at this time I shall have something to say in regard to the enlarged powers of the comptroller, which I think are ultralegal, in which he has taken over the functions of the Government entirely without regard to any authorization of law."
Etymology
From ultra- + legal. Piecewise doublet of ultraloyal.
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