Ambit Am Bit Noun Scope Range Limit Boundary Latin

Scope, range, limit, or boundary.

[From Latin ambitus (going around), from ambire (to go around), from ambi- (both, around) + ire (to go). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ei- (to go), which also gave us exit, transit, circuit, itinerary, obituary, adit, and arrant. Earliest documented use: 1398.]

"President Buhari acted within the ambit of the law by taking his time to do a thorough job." - Agenda for New Ministers; The Sun (Lagos, Nigeria); Oct 2, 2015.