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adjective (pos=ultra vires, -)
  1. beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body
    • 2004, Scotland on Sunday, September 5, 2004:
    • :Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, .
Etymology: "beyond the power"


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