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Webster 1913 Edition
Purview
Pur′view
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Purview
PUR'VIEW
, n.1.
Primarily, a condition or proviso; but in this sense not used.2.
The body of a statute, or that part which begins with 'Be it enacted,' as distinguished form the preamble.3.
In modern usage, the limit or scope of a statute; the whole extend of its intention or provisions.4.
Superintendence. The federal power--is confined to objects of a general nature, more within the purview of the United States, than of any particular one. [Unusual.]
5.
Limit or sphere intended; 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.