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adj
within the legal power or authority of a person or body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ultra vires
History
Latin “within the power”
