purview


purview
pur·view /'pər-ˌvyü/ n [Anglo-French purveu est it is provided (opening phrase of a statute)]
1: the body of a statute or the part that begins with Be it enacted and ends before the repealing clause
2: the limit or scope of a law

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

purview
I noun ambit, area, arena, borderline, boundary, bounds, breadth, circumscription, compass, concern, confine, contemplation, delimitation, department, design, extent, latitude, latitudo, limit, limitation, limits, locus, magnitude, meaning, orbit, perimeter, plan, province, purpose, range, reach, scope, span, sphere, stretch, term, territory, view, zone associated concepts: purview of a statute II index area (province), coverage (scope), jurisdiction, scope

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


purview
n.
Within the scope of something, such as a statute; the enacting portion of a statute.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


purview
n. The main part of a statute, as distinguished from its preamble or post script; scope; area of operation.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


purview
The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


purview
The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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