noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpɜː(ɹ)vjuː/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The enacting part of a statute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The scope of a statute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Scope or range of interest or control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: responsibility
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Range of understanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
From Middle English purveu (“proviso”), from Anglo-Norman purveu est (“it is provided”), or purveu que (“provided that”) (statutory language), from Old French porveü (“provided”), past participle of porveoir (“to provide”), from Latin prōvideō (see provide). Influenced by view and its etymological antecedents.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
текст на закон
(tekst na zakon)
— law: enacting part of a statute
Polish:
rozstrzygająca część uchwały
— law: enacting part of a statute
Russian:
диспозитивная часть закона
(dispozitivnaja častʹ zakona)
— law: enacting part of a statute
Turkish:
kanunun hüküm kısmı
— law: enacting part of a statute
Bulgarian:
обхват на закон
(obhvat na zakon)
— law: scope of a statute
Dutch:
bereik
— law: scope of a statute
German:
Geltungsbereich
— law: scope of a statute
Polish:
zakres
— law: scope of a statute
Russian:
рамка
(ramka)
— law: scope of a statute
Russian:
граница
(granica)
— law: scope of a statute
Russian:
сфера
(sfera)
— law: scope of a statute
Turkish:
amaç
— law: scope of a statute
Bulgarian:
сфера на действие
(sfera na dejstvie)
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
rozsah (zájmu)
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
zorné pole
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
obzor (vědění)
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
oblast zájmu
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
rámec působnosti
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
kompetence
— scope or range of interest or control
Czech:
pravomoc
— scope or range of interest or control
Danish:
ansvarsområde
— scope or range of interest or control
Dutch:
bereik
— scope or range of interest or control
French:
domaine
— scope or range of interest or control
French:
portée
— scope or range of interest or control
German:
Einflussbereich
— scope or range of interest or control
German:
Zuständigkeitsbereich
— scope or range of interest or control
German:
Bereich
— scope or range of interest or control
German:
Reichweite
— scope or range of interest or control
German:
Zuständigkeit
— scope or range of interest or control
Greek:
αρμοδιότητα
(armodiótita)
— scope or range of interest or control
Polish:
zakres
— scope or range of interest or control
Polish:
zasięg
— scope or range of interest or control
Polish:
obszar
— scope or range of interest or control
Russian:
сфера интересов
(sfera interesov)
— scope or range of interest or control
Turkish:
görüş alanı
— scope or range of interest or control
Ukrainian:
кругозі́р
(kruhozír)
— scope or range of interest or control
Bulgarian:
компетенция
(kompetencija)
— range of understanding
Czech:
rozsah porozumění
— range of understanding
Dutch:
bereik
— range of understanding
German:
Bereich
— range of understanding
Polish:
kompetencja
— range of understanding
Russian:
компетенция
(kompetencija)
— range of understanding
Russian:
способность
(sposobnostʹ)
— range of understanding