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- DictionaryPur·view/ˈpərˌvyo͞o/
noun
- 1. the scope of the influence or concerns of something: formal "such a case might be within the purview of the legislation"
PURVIEW meaning: 1. the limit of someone's responsibility, interest, or activity: 2. the limit of someone's…. Learn more.
Anything inside a range of interest or activity is within a purview. A supervisor is in charge of certain workers — other workers are outside her purview. The surgeon general deals with medical issues: the defense budget is outside his purview.
1. the range of operation, authority, concern, etc. 2. the range of vision, insight, or understanding. 3. a. the body, as distinguished from the preamble, of a statute. b. the purpose or scope of a statute. 4. the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, etc.
Definition of purview noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · noun. 1. the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. 2. the range of vision, insight, or understanding. 3. Law. a. that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.
Mar 25, 2024 · purview (plural purviews) The enacting part of a statute. The scope of a statute. Scope or range of interest or control. Synonym: responsibility
Purview comes from Anglo-French purveu, purveue, porveu (with other spelling variants) in the legal phrase purveu est (ke) “it is provided (that)” or purveu que “provided that.” The phrase occurs at or near the beginning of a statute or other legal document.
