Ultralegal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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