ambit

ambit
I noun border, boundary, boundary line, bounds, circumference, contour, delineation lines, domain, dominion, furthest extent, furthest point, jurisdiction, limit, lines, orbit, outline, outer limit, pale, perimeter, periphery, province, realm, sphere associated concepts: ambit of a statute, within the ambit of the law II index border, capacity (sphere), circuit, contour (outline), coverage (scope), frontier, limit, outline (boundary), periphery, purview, range, scope, sphere

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ambit
A boundary line that indicates ownership of a parcel of land as opposed to other parcels; an exterior or enclosing line. The limits of a power or jurisdiction. The delineation of the scope of a particular subject matter.

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


ambit
A boundary line that indicates ownership of a parcel of land as opposed to other parcels; an exterior or enclosing line. The limits of a power or jurisdiction. The delineation of the scope of a particular subject matter.

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

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