This locution is used in case law to point out a breach of the principle of congruence, whereby the judgment must correspond to the claim. In Latin "ultra petita" literally means "beyond the request"; which is granted even more than requested.
John Rene Plaut
ULTRA PETITA of ultra, sumo, in extreme, and petit, small in French. very small, very small.
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