Intra Vires
/ˈɪn.trə ˈvɪər.iːz/
Definitions
- (adj.) Within the legal power or authority of a person or body to act.
The company’s actions were intra vires and thus legally valid.
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Commentary
Used primarily in administrative and corporate law to distinguish acts within granted powers from those beyond them.
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