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Webster 1913 Edition
Encompassment
En-com′pass-ment
,Noun.
The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.
By this
encompassment
and drift of question. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Encompassment
ENCOM'PASSMENT
,Noun.
1.
A going round; circumlocution in speaking.