Ultra vires : Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.

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Defination from the web:
ultra vires describes acts attempted by a corporation that are beyond the scope of powers granted by the corporation's Articles ... Several modern developments relating to corporate formation have limited the probability that ultra vires acts will occur. ...