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Definition of pursuant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pursuant

adjective
 
/pəˈsjuːənt/
 
/pərˈsuːənt/
(formal or law)
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  1. pursuant to something according to or following something, especially a rule or law synonym in accordance with something
    • A complaint was made pursuant to section 13 of the Act of 1987.
    Word Originlate Middle English poursuiant (as a noun in the sense ‘prosecutor’): from Old French, ‘pursuing’, from the verb poursuir; later influenced in spelling by pursue.
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