exceed authority; overstep power
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exceed one's authority; to overstep one's power; (of behavior) to go beyond one's jurisdiction
formalPrimarily used in legal, administrative, and organizational contexts to describe actions that exceed granted authority. In legal Latin, this concept is referred to as 'ultra vires'.
Tā他
wèi未
jīng经
shòu授
quán权
yuè越
quán权
qiān签
shǔ署
le了
zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tong同
。
He exceeded his authority and signed this contract without authorization.
Rèn任
hé何
yuè越
quán权
xíng行
wéi为
dōu都
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
yán严
lì厉
chéng惩
chǔ处
。
Any act of exceeding authority will be severely punished.
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Jīng经
lǐ理
yuè越
quán权
pī批
zhǔn准
le了
zhè这
bǐ笔
chāo超
chū出
yù预
suàn算
de的
zhī支
chū出
。
The manager overstepped his authority in approving this expenditure that exceeded the budget.