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ambit
am·bit [ ámbit ] (plural am·bits)


noun 
Definition:
 
range or boundary: the scope, extent, or limits of something
within the ambit of the court's jurisdiction
[Late 16th century. < Latin ambitus "circuit" < ambire (see ambition)]
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