purview
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pur·view 
[pur-vyoo] Pronunciation Key
[pur-vyoo] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. |
| 2. | the range of vision, insight, or understanding. |
| 3. | Law.
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| 4. | the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc. |
—Synonyms 1. scope, responsibility, compass, extent.
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| pur·view
(pûr'vyōō') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Alteration (influenced by view) of Middle English purveu, proviso, from Anglo-Norman purveu est, it is provided (from the use of this word to introduce a proviso), past participle of purveier, to provide; see purvey.] |
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purview
1442, "body of a statute," from Anglo-Fr. purveuest "it is provided," or purveu que "provided that" (1275), clauses that introduced statutes in old legal documents, from O.Fr. porveu "provided," pp. of porveoir "to provide," from L. providere (see provide). Sense of "scope, extent" is first recorded 1788 in "Federalist" (Madison). Modern sense and spelling influenced by view.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| purview | |
noun | |
| the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: horizon] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pur·view
Pronunciation: 'p&r-"vyü
Function: noun
Etymology: 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
Main Entry: pur·view
Pronunciation: 'p&r-"vyü
Function: noun
Etymology: 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 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Purview
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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