# File lib/mongo_mapper/plugins/scopes.rb, line 12
        def scope(name, scope={})
          # Assign to _scopes instead of using []= to avoid mixing subclass scopes
          self._scopes = scopes.merge(name => scope)

          singleton_class.send :define_method, name do |*args|
            process_scope(self, scopes[name], *args)
          end
        end