(uhl-trah veye-rehz) adj. Latin for "beyond powers," in the law of corporations, referring to acts of a corporation and/or its officers outside the powers and/or authority allowed a corporation by law. Example: Directors of Highfliers, Inc. operate a small bank for its employees and friends, which corporate law does not permit without a bank charte...
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Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning literally `beyond powers`, and slightly less literally (from interpolating the definite article `the`, not found in Latin) `beyond [the] powers`, although its standard legal translation and substitute is `beyond power`. If an act requires legal authority and it is done with such authority, it is charac...
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• Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
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Latin term used to describe any condition or situation in which a person has acted outside the powers conferred upon them by law. “Outside the law�.
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Any act by a public authority, company, or other agency that goes beyond the limits of its powers. In
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This Latin phrase means beyond the powers. If an agent or a company or a public authority acts outside its powers, its action will be void and the individuals responsible may be held to account for the consequences.
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Term used to describe an action which exceeds the conferred constitutional powers of the actor. Literally, 'beyond the power.'
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(adj) A legal entity is constituted with definite objective. Authority and powers were defined to achieve the objectives and limit the diversion of activities. Doctrine of Ultra virus protects the entity against mishaps occurred when persons in charge of the affairs acts beyond the stated powers of the establishment.
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Latin for 'Beyond The Powers'. Legal term which refers to actions or deeds, especially performed by a corporation, that exceed official powers
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Where a body has acted outside its lawmaking powers.
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Ultra vires is Latin for Beyond the powers possessed
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adj] - (law) beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc 2. [adv] - beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
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ultra vires 1. Beyond legal authority; literally: 'Beyond the powers'. A reference to a court or other agency of government, an institution, or an individual, that exceeds its legal authority. 2. An antonym, or opposite, is intra vires. There are other legal applications (or interpretations): An act performed without any legal authority to act on...
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adjective beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; `an ultra vires contract`
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beyond the legal power or authority of a corporation, corporate officer, etc. (opposed to intra vires).
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