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purview — 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 clause 2: the limit or scope of a law Merriam… … Law dictionary
PurVIEW — is an integrated image display and viewing plug in software package that incorporates stereoscopic viewing technology for ESRI ArcGIS 9 (or later version). Using ArcMap, geodatabase contents can be directly accessed and reviewed superimposed on… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purview — *range, gamut, reach, radius, compass, sweep, scope, orbit, horizon, ken … New Dictionary of Synonyms
purview — ► NOUN 1) the scope of the influence or concerns of something. 2) a range of experience or thought. ORIGIN from Old French purveu foreseen , from purveier (see PURVEY(Cf. ↑purveyor)) … English terms dictionary
purview — [pʉr′vyo͞o΄] n. [ME purveu < Anglo Fr (in legal phrases purveu est, it is provided, purveu que, provided that) < OFr pourveü, provided, pp. of pourveir: see PURVEY] 1. the body and scope of an act or bill 2. the extent or range of control,… … English World dictionary
purview — pur|view [ˈpə:vju: US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: purveu est it is provided (first words of a law)] within/outside the purview of sb/sth formal within or outside the limits of someone s job, activity, or knowledge ▪ This… … Dictionary of contemporary English
purview — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)vjuː[/t]] N SING: usu N of n The purview of something such as an organization or activity is the range of things it deals with. [FORMAL] That, however, was beyond the purview of the court; it was a diplomatic matter … English dictionary
purview — noun within /outside the purview of formal within or outside the limits of someone s job, activity, or knowledge: This matter comes within the purview of the Department of Health … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purview — pur|view [ pɜrvju ] noun singular FORMAL the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has: Raising the funds is outside the purview of this committee … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
