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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ul·tra vi·res /ˌʌltrəˈvaɪ(ˌ)riz/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ul·tra vi·res  Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ultra vires
      adj : beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official
            or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant: intra
             vires]
      adv : beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority