ultra vires¶
Wex Definitions Team. (2025). ultra vires. Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.
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Mechanisms¶
- Jurisdictional Scope
- Its failure mode is at the edges: either a negative conflict, where every authority disclaims a case that falls between them, or overreach — acting beyond one's granted remit, the classic ultra vires problem.
This sourceUltra vires action exceeds the legal scope of authority granted to an organization, official, or government body.
- Its failure mode is at the edges: either a negative conflict, where every authority disclaims a case that falls between them, or overreach — acting beyond one's granted remit, the classic ultra vires problem.
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