Purview1. (n.) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with Be it enacted, as distinguished from the preamble.
2. (n.) The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions.
3. (n.) Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.
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