Ultra vires is a Latin term that literally means "beyond the power." It is something beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc. It is used as a legal term in multi- dimensional contexts. An act performed without any authority to act on subject. [Haslund vs. City of Seattle, 86, Wash. 2d 607, 547 P. 2d 1221,1230]

Acts beyond the scope of the powers of a corporation, as defined by its charter or laws of state of incorporation. [State ex rel vs. Holston Trust Co., 168 Tenn. 546, 79 SW 2d 1012, 1016]