Compass (law)

{{Short description|In law, to purpose (or intend) something}} 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.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Webster|first1=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRlIXv2QGC4C&q=Compass+(law)&pg=PA340|title=The Works of John Webster|last2=Gunby|first2=David|date=1995|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26060-2|language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} *''A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States''. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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