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What (who) is pursuant - definition
Pursuant
·adv ·Alt. of Pursuantly.
II. Pursuant ·adj Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according;
- with to or of.
pursuant
If someone does something pursuant to a law or regulation, they obey that law or regulation. (FORMAL)
He should continue to act pursuant to the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
PREP-PHRASE
pursuant
[p?'sju:?nt]
¦ adverb (pursuant to) formal in accordance with (a law, resolution, etc.).
Derivatives
pursuantly adverb
Origin
ME poursuiant (in the sense 'a prosecutor'): from OFr., 'pursuing', from poursuir; later influenced in spelling by pursue.
Examples of use of pursuant
1. The coalition forces are themselves in Iraq pursuant to a Security Council resolution.
2. Paektu from Xiaojiazhihe pursuant to the policy laid down at the Nanhutou Meeting.
3. The U.S. maintains a list of entities registered as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) pursuant to U.S.
4. "The settlers went pursuant of Israeli policy, both Labor and Likud.
5. The exclusivity that they receive pursuant to patent protection renders investment in marketing more worthwhile.