An act is said to be intra vires (“within the power”) of a person or corporation when it is within the scope of his or its powers or authority. It is the op-posite of ultra vires, (q. v.) Pittsburgh, etc., R. Co. v. Dodd, 115 Ky. 176, 72 S. W. 827
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
