Look up: purview

1. 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)
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/200
   
   
2. 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;...
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3. 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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4. Purview
   That part of an act of the legislature which begins with the words "Be it enacted," etc., aud ends before the repealing clause. According to some, this word also signifies a conditional gift or grant. It is said to be derived from the French pourvu, provided. It always implies a condition.
   Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/p205.htm
   
   
5. 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). Essentially, PurVIEW is a photogrammetry-based data capture workstation that extend the ArcGIS environment. It converts Arc- desktops ...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PurVIEW