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.