noun
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The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
definition
A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
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The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
Examples of ambit in a Sentence
The Trade Marks Act 1994 has widened the ambit of protection significantly.
The proposed new law would have a very wide ambit.
As was stated in Factortame, section 20 must be given a " restricted ambit " because of its penal nature.
The social context clearly constrains the teacher's freedom of choice and action, restricting the ambit of the teacher's autonomy.
And to escape the narrow ambit of my own life and see what other people are up to.
Religion exists outside the ambit of science.
An attorney must operate within the ambit of the law when preparing a defense for his client.
It so far exceeded the reasonable ambit of his discretion on quantum as to be plainly wrong.
His careful and well-reasoned decision was well within the " generous ambit " within which reasonable men might differ.
It all began when the workers at the Kellogg factory in north Wales decided on the lofty ambit... Life after Wylfa?
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the ecclesiastical parish is presumed to be composed of a single township or vill, and to be conterminous with the manor within the ambit of which it is comprised.
It is therefore necessary to consider the ambit of the adjudicator's powers.