Greetings:
I have a (non-attorney) patron who wants to know exactly what INFRA
vires means. (We know about ULTRA vires and even INTRA vires.) I can
piece it together (so to speak), but not with sufficient assurance to
withstand sharp and close scrutiny and certainly not to when it comes to
explaining the difference between INTRA and INFRA vires to a
non-attorney. (Those pesky withins and belows get us every time.)
We're a small library with only a couple of dictionaries, Black's and
one edition of Ballentine, and neither defines INFRA vires (the one we
really want to know about), though the patron can see each word defined
individually. A few Internet search engine searches help, but something
more authoritative is needed.
The context was a page in a book on criminal procedure, but it's
obviously a word used in several contexts, usually having to do with
official conduct. Sooo, if a police officer acts INFRA vires, is s/he
acting within (INTRA) or beneath his/her power (INFRA), or are they the
same thing? And if BELOW, what the devil does that mean if it's
different from ULTRA?
It is possible that in the early morning all will become clear to me
(I'm most definitely a morning person) without assistance, but for now,
I put myself (throw myself? is there a difference? :-) at your mercy.
Many thanks!!!
Laura
Laura J. Orr
Law Librarian
Washington County Law Library
111 NE Lincoln St
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-846-8870
Fax: 503-846-3515
Email: laura_orr@co.washington.or.us
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