Compass (law)
In law, to compass is to purpose (or intend) something. It is an individual that is imagining something or to plot a plan. Compassing signifies a purpose (or design) of the mind (or will), and not carrying such design to effect.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Webster, John; Gunby, David (1995). The Works of John Webster. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-26060-2.
- A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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