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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  purview 
  n  :  the  range  of  interest  or  activity  that  can  be  anticipated; 
  "It  is  beyond  the  horizon  of  present  knowledge"  [syn:  {horizon}, 
  {view}]




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