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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fall into, fall underverb

    be included in or classified as

    "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

Wiktionary

  1. fall underverb

    To belong to for purposes of categorization.

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  1. fall under

    To "fall under" typically means to be categorized, classified, or included within a broader group, category, or jurisdiction. It refers to being subject or subordinate to someone or something, such as a law, rule, or authority.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall under in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall under in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fall under in a Sentence

  1. State Department:

    The U.S. government currently has less than 20 active cases that fall under the authority of PPD 30 [Presidential Policy Directive --Hostage Recovery Activities put in place in June 2015].

  2. Michael Elleman:

    North Korea can certainly make a warhead small enough to fall under that. This missile has the capability to hit anywhere in the U.S. in principle.

  3. Martin Mutua:

    Arrests and prosecution of people associated with doping will fall under Inspector General and not Compliance Officers as was envisaged by the bill. Being a sovereign state, we cannot allow other agencies to handle this sensitive aspect.

  4. Rufino Leon:

    They make private contracts with private individuals, providing services that do not fall under the description of taxis.

  5. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth:

    What happened last night [... ] was probably the perfect reason why I wouldn't, once I deputize somebody they fall under the Constitution of the state of Wisconsin.


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