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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ULTRA VIRES

Latin, literally: beyond strength.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ULTRA VIRES

ultra vires  [ˈvaɪriːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULTRA VIRES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ultra vires can act as an adjective and an adverb.
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WHAT DOES ULTRA VIRES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ultra vires

Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning literally "beyond powers", and slightly less literally "beyond 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 characterised in law as intra vires. If it is done without such authority, it is ultra vires. Acts that are intra vires may equivalently be termed "valid" and those that are ultra vires "invalid". In corporate law, ultra vires describes acts attempted by a corporation that are beyond the scope of powers granted by the corporation's objects clause, articles of incorporation or in a clause in its Bylaws, in the laws authorizing a corporation's formation, or similar founding documents. Acts attempted by a corporation that are beyond the scope of its charter are void or voidable. ▪ An ultra vires transaction cannot be ratified by shareholders, even if they wish it to be ratified. ▪ The doctrine of estoppel usually precluded reliance on the defense of ultra vires where the transaction was fully performed by one party.

Definition of ultra vires in the English dictionary

The definition of ultra vires in the dictionary is beyond the legal power or authority of a person, corporation, agent, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULTRA VIRES


Antares
ænˈtɛəriːz
antifreeze
ˈæntɪˌfriːz
Ares
ˈɛəriːz
Aries
ˈɛəriːz
breeze
briːz
brise
briːz
Capris
kəˈpriːz
caries
ˈkɛəriːz
Ceres
ˈsɪəriːz
cerise
səˈriːz
crise
kriːz
freeze
friːz
fris
friːz
grise
ɡriːz
heres
ˈhɪəriːz
imprese
ɪmˈpriːz
miniseries
ˈmɪnɪˌsɪəriːz
reprise
rɪˈpriːz
series
ˈsɪəriːz
vires
ˈvaɪriːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULTRA VIRES

ultra
ultra filtration
Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
ultra-distance
ultra-left
ultrabasic
ultracareful
ultracasual
ultracautious
ultracentrifugal
ultracentrifugally
ultracentrifugation
ultracentrifuge
ultrachic
ultracivilised
ultracivilized
ultraclean
ultracold
ultracommercial
ultracompact

WORDS THAT END LIKE ULTRA VIRES

acres
betes noires
Buenos Aires
cross wires
features
Flores
futures
housewares
measures
pictures
pull wires
res
scores
shires
shores
Soares
Spires
stores
the pictures
vins ordinaires

Synonyms and antonyms of ultra vires in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ultra vires» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ULTRA VIRES

Find out the translation of ultra vires to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ultra vires from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ultra vires» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

越权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ultra vires
570 millions of speakers

English

ultra vires
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्ट्रा VIRES
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المتجاوز لحدود السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

превышение полномочий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ultra vires
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়মবিরূদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ultra vires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ultra vires
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ultra vires
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

越権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울트라 VIRES
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ultra vires
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đúng thẩm quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவிர வாளிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्ट्रा vires
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ultravires
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccesso di potere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekroczenia kompetencji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевищення повноважень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ultra vires
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ultra vires
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ultra vires
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

maktmissbruk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ultra vires
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ultra vires

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULTRA VIRES»

The term «ultra vires» is normally little used and occupies the 118.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULTRA VIRES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ultra vires

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULTRA VIRES»

Discover the use of ultra vires in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ultra vires and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Judicial Review and the Constitution
In consequence, the arguments which are considered in this chapter are not particularly affected by the number of cases which can be cited as supporting or undermining the ultra vires principle6 – although the degree to which any theory of ...
Christopher Forsyth, 2000
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Concise Corporations Law
Thus, the ultra vires doctrine continues to have some relevance. Authority also suggests that the legislation only abolished the ultra vires doctrine in the narrow sense that it affected corporate capacity, not in the wider sense of it affecting the ...
Julie Cassidy, 2006
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Federal Administrative Law
SIMPLE ULTRA VIRES Introduction ]26.28] Simple ultra vires is a ground for review at common law and under ss 5(1 )(c) and (d), and 6(1 )(c) and (d) of the Judicial Review Act. It has two facets, which are part of simple ultra vires at common ...
Christopher Enright, 2001
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Cases and Materials in Company Law
chapter 3 The Company's Constitution and Powers A. The doctrine of ultra vires Although a corporation is recognised by the law as an entity having a separate personality, the analogy with a real person can plainly never be a complete one.
L. S. Sealy, 1971
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Cases, Materials and Commentary on Administrative Law
The "catalogue" is also of importance for its explanatory power — helping in the demonstration of, and providing constant reminder of, the subtlety and sophistication of the judicial elaboration of the ultra vires doctrine. There is no standard, ...
‎2005
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Comparative Corporate Governance: Shareholders as a Rule-maker
Ultra vires. In UK company law, the capacity of the company has traditionally been restricted by the doctrine of ultra vires, but the law has been substantially changed following the Companies Act 1989. The ultra vires doctrine used to restrict ...
Petri Mäntysaari, 2005
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Parliamentary System in India
Doctrine of Ultra Vires The term ultra vires simply means powers or 'lack of power' . An act is said to be ultra vires when it is in excess of power of the person or authority doing it. When a legislative enactment or any of its provisions are said to  ...
‎1997
8
The True Doctrine of Ultra Vires in the Law of Corporations: ...
CONTRACTS (see CORPORATIONS; ULTRA Vmns); doctrine of ultra vires applied to, 47. incidental powers as to, 50. corporate contract is act of legal entity, 50. irregularity no defense to liability on, 51. ofiicers cannot bind by, beyond charter ...
Reuben Asbury Reese, 1897
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The Constitutional Foundations of Judicial Review
The error which undermines this argument is substantially similar to the mistake which Sir John Laws makes in his characterisation of the conception of sovereignty which underlies Christopher Forsyth's defence of ultra vires.69 Laws argues ...
Mark Elliott, 2001
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The Failure of Corporate Law: Fundamental Flaws and ...
before a pending ultra vires transaction took place,25 because “the shareholder [ was] theoretically seeking to prevent the breach of the term of the membership contract defining the scope ofcorporate business.”26Moreover, the right to enjoin  ...
Kent Greenfield, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULTRA VIRES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ultra vires is used in the context of the following news items.
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Court of Tax Appeals: Revised Makati Revenue Code ultra vires
The power to tax, as a constitutionally-enshrined state power, is inherently legislative in nature. As a rule, this power exercised by Congress, as delegates of the ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
2
UK's fast-track asylum system ruled unlawful
... discretion over implementing the Home Office-imposed timetable for appeals when new rules were adopted last September and whether they were ultra vires, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Another challenge: SECP serves show-cause to Axact
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday served a show-cause notice to Axact for “ultra vires activities which are ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
4
How the European Central Bank became the real villain of Greece's …
Not only has the ECB rebuffed requests for temporary financial relief, but its disciplinarian stance has led to accusations that it is acting 'ultra vires' - taking ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Judge rules GGMC loan bid ultra vires
A controversial bid by the government to have the mines commission (GGMC) loan money to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) was today ... «Stabroek News, May 15»
6
Haryana Gurdwara Act is ultra vires, MHA tells Supreme Court
Haryana Gurdwara Act is ultra vires, MHA tells Supreme Court ... that it was ultra vires of the constitution and the state assembly had no power to enact it. «SikhSiyasat.Net, Mar 15»
7
Federal Agencies Exceeding Their Authority, Over and Over Again
Ultra vires. No, it's not some dangerous infectious disease like Ebola. But, in a democracy it signals one of the most dangerous trends that threaten to disturb the ... «American Spectator, Jan 15»
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21st Amendment: Lawyers to challenge military courts in SC
... the Constitution of Pakistan shall be ultra vires of the basic structure of the Constitution, would amount to creation of parallel judicial system, besides adversely ... «The Express Tribune, Jan 15»
9
Judge: Amending Sedition Act is ultra vires
“In my opinion, such amendments would be ultra vires (beyond the scope of the Constitution) and cannot be done,” he said when addressing a roundtable ... «The Star Online, Dec 14»
10
Ultra vires and swap agreements - again
A bank is able to defend a claim that a swap agreement was unenforceable because it was ultra vires the counterparty by pointing to carefully crafted Additional ... «Lexology, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ultra vires [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ultra-vires>. May 2024 ».
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