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pursuant

adj.
C1 Advanced US //pɝˈsuənt// UK //pəsjˈuːənt// pur·suant

adj. done according to a specific rule, law, or request. You use this when one action happens because a legal document or agreement says it must.

adj. acting in accordance with or in consequence of a legal document, regulation, or formal request. Typically used in legal or administrative contexts to establish a formal link between an action and its authority.


SIMPLE

The contract was signed pursuant to the new agreement.

CONTEXTUAL

The police conducted a search of the premises pursuant to a warrant issued by the local magistrate.

COMPLEX

The board of directors authorized the dividend payment pursuant to the powers granted to them under the company's articles of association.

Origin

Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant.

Usage

Almost always followed by the preposition 'to'. It typically functions as a postpositive adjective, following the noun it modifies or appearing in a prepositional phrase.

Pitfall

pursuant of the rulespursuant to the rulesPursuant must be followed by the preposition 'to', not 'of'.

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