<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: extent, compass, responsibility, scope</li><li>the range of vision, insight, or understanding.</li><li>Law: that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.</li><li>the purpose or scope of a statute.</li><li>the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.</li></ul>