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ULTRA VIRES

ultra vires (<<schwa>>l-tr<<schwa>> vI-reez alsoveer-eez), adj. Unauthorized; beyond the


scope of power allowed or granted by a corporate charter or by law <the officer was liable for the
firm's ultra vires actions>. — Also termed extra vires. Cf. INTRA VIRES. [Cases: Corporations
370(1), 385. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 554, 567, 573, 576.] — ultra vires,adv.

ULTRA VIRES COMPROMISSI


ultra vires compromissi (<<schwa>>l-tr<<schwa>> vI-reez [alsoveer-eez]
kom-pr<<schwa>>-mis-I). [Law Latin] Hist. Beyond the force of the submission to arbitration;
beyond the authority of the submission. • An arbitration award, for example, could be reduced if
the award was greater than the submission warranted.

ULTRA VIRES INVENTARII


ultra vires inventarii (<<schwa>>l-tr<<schwa>> vI-reez [alsoveer-eez] in-ven-tair-ee-I).
[Law Latin] Hist. Beyond the value of the inventory. • An executor was not liable for the
decedent's debts ultra vires inventarii.

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