ultra vires

Definition

Invalid excess of authority or power exercised by an entity. Since the powers exercised by any officer of an organization are limited by the constituting or vesting instrument (such as a memorandum of association), any act outside those limitations is ultra vires and may be challenged in the courts. This rule is applicable to all powers, express or implied, created by a contract or statute. However, whereas an incorporated firm has no liability beyond its corporate powers, neither the firm nor a third party may use ultra vires as an excuse or defense to invalidate a contract. Stockholders (shareholders) may sue the directors of a firm for recovery of losses resulting from their ultra vires acts, and each director may be personally liable. Latin for, beyond the powers. Its opposite is intra vires (within the powers).

Use 'ultra vires' in a Sentence

The number of ultra vires in the city has increased dramatically, as police have begun entering houses without warrants in search of drug rings.

Since my boss had gone out of her way to actively detain passersby while the traffic impatiently waited, she was contacted by the city for a court date because of her ultra vires actions, as even though the police hadn't arrived yet, she had not the authority to do so.

The ultra vires was powerful and unreasonable for the young company to attempt to exercise such domination by force so we retaliated.

单词	ultra vires
释义	ultra vires Definition Invalid excess of authority or power exercised by an entity. Since the powers exercised by any officer of an organization are limited by the constituting or vesting instrument (such as a memorandum of association), any act outside those limitations is ultra vires and may be challenged in the courts. This rule is applicable to all powers, express or implied, created by a contract or statute. However, whereas an incorporated firm has no liability beyond its corporate powers, neither the firm nor a third party may use ultra vires as an excuse or defense to invalidate a contract. Stockholders (shareholders) may sue the directors of a firm for recovery of losses resulting from their ultra vires acts, and each director may be personally liable. Latin for, beyond the powers. Its opposite is intra vires (within the powers). Use 'ultra vires' in a Sentence The number of ultra vires in the city has increased dramatically, as police have begun entering houses without warrants in search of drug rings. Since my boss had gone out of her way to actively detain passersby while the traffic impatiently waited, she was contacted by the city for a court date because of her ultra vires actions, as even though the police hadn't arrived yet, she had not the authority to do so. The ultra vires was powerful and unreasonable for the young company to attempt to exercise such domination by force so we retaliated.
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