Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc;
- Example: "an ultra vires contract"ADVERB (1)
1.
beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 rights.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ultra vires
adv 1: beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
adj 1: beyond the legal power or authority of a person or
official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant:
intra vires]