vires

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun plural of vire
2. noun plural of vis
3. noun the state of being either ultra vires or intra vires; the extent of a court's, legislature's, or other government entity's jurisdiction to do something.
4. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of vire

Similar words

ultra force transferred vice jurisdiction voluntary jurisdiction venue variance jurispendence vicinage

Often followed by

the and of acts doctrine in act or as

Word family

vis