Definition of purviews Purviews

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  • purviews (Noun)
    Plural of purview.

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WordNet by Princeton University

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 (Noun)
    The enacting part of a statute.
  • purview (Noun)
    The scope of a statute.
  • purview (Noun)
    Scope or range of interest or control.
  • purview (Noun)
    Range of understanding.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • 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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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.]

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