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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 clause2: the limit or scope of a law
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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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
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area (province), coverage (scope), jurisdiction, scope
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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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. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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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. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.