About The Word Purview
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Purview
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What's The Definition Of Purview?
[n] the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Purview: horizon | view Related Terms | Find terms related to Purview: See Also | ambit | compass | orbit | range | reach | scope Purview In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"view\, n. [OF. purveu, pourveu, F. pourvu,
provided, p. p. of OF. porveoir, F. pourvoir. See {Purvey},
{View}, and cf. {Proviso}.]
1.
(a) (Law) The body of a statute, or that part which begins
with `` Be it enacted, '' as distinguished from the
preamble. --Cowell.
(b) Hence: The limit or scope of a statute; the whole
extent of its intention or provisions. --Marshall.
Profanations within the purview of several
statutes. --Bacon.
2. Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.
In determining the extent of information required in
the exercise of a particular authority, recourse
must be had to the objects within the purview of
that authority. --Madison.
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