purview

Definition

The enacting part of a statute.

Etymology

From Middle English purveu (“proviso”), from Anglo-Norman purveu est (“it is provided”), or purveu que (“provided that”) (statutory language), from Old French porveü (“provided”), past participle of porveoir (“to provide”), from Latin prōvideō (see provide). Influenced by view and its etymological antecedents.

Example Sentences

• "Will it be said that the fundamental principles of the Confederation were not within the purview of the convention, and ought not to have been varied?"
• "Rhetorical relations have truth conditional effects that contribute to meaning but lie outside the purview of compositional semantics."
• "Several air marshals have asked Congress to remove the program from T.S.A.’s purview and entrust it to a different agency, like Customs and Border Protection or the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

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