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Geltungsbereich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambit noun The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
  • applicability noun The degree to which a thing is applicable.
  • purview noun The scope or range of something's authority, responsibility, or interest, especially a law or an official role.
  • scope noun The range or extent of a subject, task, or activity.

Senses

Geltungsbereich is used for these senses in English:

  • ambit The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
  • applicability The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
  • purview (legal) The scope of a statute.
  • scope (medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

ambit — full definition

  1. noun The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
  2. noun The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
  3. noun The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
  4. noun The circumference of something circular; also, an arc; a circuit, an orbit.

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