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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ultra vires /ˌʌltrə ˈvʌɪriːz, ˌʊltrɑː ˈviːreɪz/

▶adjective & adverb Law beyond one's legal power or authority.

– origin L., lit. ‘beyond the powers’.

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