What does ultra vires mean?

ultra vires means "beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is the opposite of ultra vires?

The recorded antonyms are intra vires.

Is ultra vires a common word?

ultra vires is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Ultra vires — meaning, with 2 senses

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc
“an ultra vires contract”
Antonymsintra vires
law

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority

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What does ultra vires mean?: ultra vires means "beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is the opposite of ultra vires?: The recorded antonyms are intra vires.

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