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ambit, amplitude, area, boundary, bounds, circle, circuit, compass, confines, demesne, expanse, extent, field, latitude, limit, locus, margin, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, region, room, space, span, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep, territory, zone
associated concepts: scope of a patent, scope of authority, scope of employment, scope of jurisdiction, scope of review
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area (province), capacity (aptitude), capacity (maximum), capacity (sphere), connotation, content (meaning), contents, context, degree (magnitude), extent, gamut, intent, latitude, magnitude, opportunity, province, purview, range, region, scene, space, sphere
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Range; boundaries; the area encompassed by some concept, activity, etc.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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scope — scope·less; seis·mo·scope; sig·moid·o·scope; ski·a·scope; snip·er·scope; snoop·er·scope; spec·tro·he·li·o·scope; spec·tro·scope; spin·thar·i·scope; stat·i·scope; stato·scope; stau·ro·scope; stereo·scope; stro·bo·scope; syn·chron·o·scope;… … English syllables
Scope — or Scopes may refer to: * Scope (programming), the range in which a variable can be referenced * Scope (mouthwash), a mouthwash brand by Procter Gamble * SCOPE (TV series) * Scope (charity), a British charity that supports people with cerebral… … Wikipedia
Scope — Scope, n. [It. scopo, L. scopos a mark, aim, Gr. skopo s, a watcher, mark, aim; akin to ?, ? to view, and perh. to E. spy. Cf. {Skeptic}, {Bishop}.] 1. That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-scope — scope, scopie ♦ Éléments, du gr. skopos, skopia, de skopein « examiner, observer ». scope, scopie, scopique. éléments, du gr. skopos et skopia, de skopein, regarder, observer . ⇒ SCOPE, SCOPIE, élém. formants I. Scope. Élém. tiré du gr. ou tiré… … Encyclopédie Universelle
scope — UK US /skəʊp/ noun [U] ► the range of things that an activity, company, law, etc. deals with: »large/ambitious in scope beyond/outside the scope of sth »He involved himself in affairs beyond the scope of his job. within the scope of sth »To come… … Financial and business terms
Scope — steht für: den Sichtbarkeitsbereich einer Variable in der Programmierung, siehe Variable (Programmierung) Bereich, Ziel, Umfang im Projektmanagement, siehe Scope Management eine DSP basierte Musikplattform von Creamware, siehe Scope… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Scope — est un super vilain créé par Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Marvel Comics Presents #49, en 1990. Origine Scope était un voyou travaillant pour des dealers. Il réussit à détecter Daredevil mais fut sévèrement battu par ce… … Wikipédia en Français
-scope — [Gr. skopo s a watcher, spy. See {Scope}.] A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any way); as in microscope, telescope, altoscope, anemoscope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scope — [ skɔp ] n. m. • 1968; de cinémascope ♦ Procédé de cinéma employant l anamorphose horizontale de l image au rapport 2. scope [skɔp] n. m. ÉTYM. 1968; de cinémascope. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Abréviation de cinémascope. || Un film en scope … Encyclopédie Universelle
-scope — word forming element indicating an instrument for seeing, from L.L. scopium, from Gk. skopion, from skopein to look at, examine (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary