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.
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compass — index blockade (enclosure), boundary, caliber (measurement), capacity (maximum), circumscribe (surround by boundary) … Law dictionary
Compass (disambiguation) — A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles. Compass may also refer to: Also in navigation: dividers, a tool to measure distance on a chart Compass (drafting), a tool to draw arcs and distances In the … Wikipedia
Compass — Com pass (k[u^]m pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassed} (k[u^]m past); p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassing}.] [F. compasser, LL. compassare.] 1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of. [1913 Webster] Ye shall compass the city seven times.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law Law … Catholic encyclopedia
Compass Airlines (Australia) — For other airlines with the same name, see Compass Airlines (disambiguation). Compass Airlines IATA YM ICAO … Wikipedia
compass — I. v. a. 1. Encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, embrace, compass about, stretch round. 2. Besiege, invest, beset, beleaguer, block, blockade, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege to. 3. Attain, obtain, procure, accomplish,… … New dictionary of synonyms
bring into a small compass — index concentrate (consolidate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pressed into smaller compass — index compact (dense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Nine points of the law — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
