Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Proceeding from and conformable to; in accordance with.
- adv. Accordingly; consequently.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Done in consequence of or in the prosecution of something.
- n. A pursuivant.
- According; agreeably: with to.
Wiktionary
- adj. in conformance to, or in agreement with
- adv. accordingly, consequently
- v. present participle of xno (“1”) and its alternative spellings
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according; -- with
to orof . - adv. Agreeably; conformably.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with
Etymologies
- Probably from Middle English pursuant, aspirant, from Anglo-Norman, present participle of pursure, to pursue; see pursue.
Examples
“Nothing in this section shall be construed to annul, limit, impair or otherwise affect in any way the ability of the owner of a copyright in a sound recording to exercise the rights under sections 106 (1), 106 (2) and 106 (3), or to obtain the remedies available under this title pursuant to such rights, as such rights and remedies exist either before or after the date of enactment of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of”
“The Secretary of the Navy shall operate the plants, facilities, and property mentioned herein pursuant to the provisions of the War Labor Disputes Act and under the terms and conditions of employment which are lawfully in effect at the time possession of such plants, facilities, and property is taken under this order, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of the War Labor Disputes Act. 4.”
“Since October 1998, the SEC has required that the prospectus be drafted in "plain English" pursuant to the provisions of Rule 421 of the SEC's General Rules and Regulations.”
“He has provided letters that homeowners can print out and send to their servicers, demanding their full chain of title pursuant to federal law.”
“In addition, the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation simultaneously seized the Website domain name pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by U.S.”
The Huffington Post: Bill Singer: Caught in the Spider's Web: Online Financial Identity Theft
“Members of the Congress, the purpose for which the joint session of the two houses of Congress has been called pursuant to Senate concurrent resolution number one, 107th Congress, having been accomplished, the chair thanks the speaker and the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate here assembled and declares the joint session dissolved.”
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Congress Certifies Election of George W. Bush - January 6, 2001
“The Temporary President and Majority Leader, Senator Malcolm A. Smith, was elected to a two year term pursuant to a resolution passed by a majority of Senators in January 2009.”
“As part of the LOI, Ansell has agreed to pay Entourage a CDN$75,000 payment as consideration for Entourage locking up terms pursuant to which Ansell may acquire all of Entourage's right, title and interest in and to the Pires property and other assets by way of a Plan of Arrangement.”
“The first mortgage lien holder was bypassed in the foreclosure process and filed an affidavit (per MCL 565. 451a) nine months after the sheriff's deed sale, stating that their mortgage still constitutes a first lien on the property and that they, as a first lien holder, still retain any and all rights to which they are entitled pursuant to their mortgage.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pursuant’.
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Words from the History of Norman & Angevin England
leguminous, pursuant, frankalmoign, screed, codex, doublet, chattel, hauberk, scutage, fyrd, pallium, danegeld and 27 more...
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First I Look at the Purse
purse, Purse, purses, pursed, First I Look at t..., purse money, purse-crew, purse-gang, purser, pursers, coin purse, purse-seine and 39 more...

nahiku888 I have only seen this word used on legal documents - mine!
It makes me feel uncomfortable - to say the least - but then virtually ALL legal jargon makes me feel the same. Jun 23, 2009
arby I find myself using this word a lot lately - is it a legal term? Aug 2, 2007