僭せん上じょう越えっ権けん

noun

overstepping one's authority; abuse of power; acting ultra vires

Formal legal or bureaucratic term for exceeding one's official powers or competence. Rare in casual conversation.

• その役やく人にんの行こう為いは僭せん上じょう越えっ権けんにあたると批ひ判はんされた。

  The official's actions were criticized as an overstepping of authority.