His Lordship made a declaration in this action that the expulsion of the plaintiff…was invalid and ultra vires (London Times).
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in|tra vi|res — «IHN truh VY reez», within the powers granted by authority or by law: »It was held that the regulation was intra vires (Cape Times). ╂[< New Latin intra vires (literally) within the power] … Useful english dictionary
ex´tra|ter|res´tri|al|ly — ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the… … Useful english dictionary
ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al — «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the possibility of contact… … Useful english dictionary
ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al — /ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstrijəl/ adj : coming from or existing outside the planet Earth extraterrestrial life extraterrestrial beings/intelligence extraterrestrial noun, pl als [count] a movie about an … Useful english dictionary
extraterrestrial — ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al1 [ ,ekstrətə restriəl ] adjective relating to things that exist on planets other than Earth extraterrestrial ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al 2 [ ,ekstrətə restriəl ] noun count a living being believed by some people to come from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extraterrestrial — ex•tra•ter•res•tri•al [[t]ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl[/t]] adj. 1) astron. existing or originating outside the limits of the earth 2) cvb an extraterrestrial being • Etymology: 1865–70 ex tra•ter•res′tri•al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
ultra vires — ul·tra vi·res / əl trə vī ˌrēz, u̇l trä vē ˌrās/ adv or adj [Latin, beyond the power or means (of)]: beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority (as of a corporation) the agency acted ultra vires the agreement was ultra vires… … Law dictionary
extraterrestrial — ex tra*ter*res tri*al ([e^]ks tr[.a]*t[e^]r r[e^]s tr[i^]*al), adj. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ultra vires — Ul tra vi res, [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.] Beyond power; transcending authority; a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ultra vires — ul‧tra vi‧res [ˌʌltrə ˈvaɪriːz] adjective LAW beyond legal or official powers: • All these transactions could be declared ultra vires. • an ultra vires demand by the revenue * * * ultra vires UK US adjective LAW ► beyond the legal power or… … Financial and business terms
