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outwith
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1
Outside of; beyond.
"The matter falls outwith the committee's remit."
"This decision is outwith my control."
How to Use Outwith
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOutside of or beyond something — mainly used in Scottish and legal English.
When to use it
Common in Scottish English and legal/formal writing; rare elsewhere.
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Etymology
A Scots and Northern English word, from Middle English outwith — essentially a rearranged form of "without" in its old sense of "outside of."