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.
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Ultra vires
Synonyms for "ultra vires" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adjective(3 words)
beyond authoritybeyond powerbeyond powers
Strong matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
excess of powerinvariable expressionlegal defectoutside authority
Related words (6)
Noun(1 words)
Related word relations
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5 entriesconstitutional principlelegal doctrinelegal standardlegal termpublic law principle
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7 entriesultra vires actultra vires actsultra vires contractultra vires decisionultra vires decisionsultra vires regulationultra vires resolution
Collocations
8 entriesultra vires actultra vires actsultra vires claimultra vires decisionultra vires doctrineultra vires powerultra vires powersultra vires regulation
Inflections
1 entriesultra vires acts
Derivations
4 entriesultra vires actultra vires actsultra-vires actultra-vires acts
Antonyms
1 entriesintra vires
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants’ actions were ultra vires and violated the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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