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intra vires

intra vires

9.9
Within the legal power a person or group has to act
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪntrə ˈvaɪriz/
  • Formal
translation icon : intra vires
  • The board acted intra vires when approving the merger within its defined authority.

Examples

  • The new regulations were found to be intra vires by the court.

  • This decision is intra vires the powers granted to the committee by the company's charter.

  • The contract was deemed intra vires by the court.

  • The board's decision was intra vires and legally binding.

  • The board acted intra vires when approving the merger within its defined authority.

  • The new regulations were found to be intra vires by the court.

  • This decision is intra vires the powers granted to the committee by the company's charter.

Antonyms

ultra vires
  • Formal
1 9.9

Beyond the legal power of a person or organization to act

How Authorised

intra vires
  • Formal
9.9
ultra vires
  • Formal
1 9.9

Surface Forms

intra vires positive

Morphology

intra + vires

Both constituents are Latin (here listed as not found in the learner dictionary) and are not transparent English words; even if a learner recognized 'intra' as 'within', 'vires' is not a familiar English element, and the phrase is a specialised legal Latinism. The meaning 'within legal power' is technical and idiomatic in legal register rather than a straightforward composition of common English words, so it would not be derivable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Intra vires comes from Latin: intra meaning 'inside' and vires meaning 'power'. So it describes an action that stays inside the allowed power, which is why it means 'within the legal power'.