Look up: purview

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   Purview
   Pur'view noun [ Old French purveu , pourveu , French pourvu , provided, past participle of Old French porveoir , French pourvoir . See Purvey , View , and confer Proviso .] 1. (a) (Law) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with ' Be it enacted , ' as distinguished from the preamble . Co ...
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   purview
   1. The body of a statute, or that part which begins with ' Be it enacted, ' as distinguished from the preamble. Hence: The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions. 'Profanations within the purview of several statutes.' (Bacon) ... 2. Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent. 'In determining the extent of infor ...
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   PurVIEW
   `PurVIEW` is an integrated image display and viewing plug-in software package that incorporates stereoscopic viewing technology for ESRI ArcGIS 9 (or later version). Using ArcMap, geodatabase contents can be directly accessed and reviewed superimposed on standard geo-referenced 3-dimensional image models, revealing errors and omissions, or natural changes. PurVIEW converts Arc- desktops into precise stereo-viewing windows for geo-referenced aer...
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   Purview
   • (n.) Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent. • (n.) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with ` Be it enacted, ` as distinguished from the preamble. • (n.) The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions.
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