Definition of purview Purview

/pɚˈvjuˌ/ - [pervyu] - pur•view

We found 10 definitions of purview from 5 different sources.

What does purview mean?

Noun
purview - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
		horizon, view

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purview (n.)
The body of a statute, or that part which begins with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the preamble.
purview (n.)
The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions.
purview (n.)
Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.

purview
pur′vū, n. a condition or disposition: the part of a statute beginning with 'Be it enacted:' scope: limits. [O. Fr. pourvieu—pourvoir, to provide.]