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Definition of: purview
(pûr′vy
) noun
1. Extent, sphere, or scope of anything, as of official authority.
2. Range of view, experience, or understanding; outlook.
3. Law The body or the scope or limit of a statute. [<AF purveu provided, OF porveu, pp. of porveier PURVEY; orig. in AF legal phrases purveu est it is provided and purveu que provided that]
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