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单词 pursuance
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Definition of pursuance in English:

pursuance

noun pəˈsjuːənsˌpərˈsuəns
mass nounformal
  • 1Engagement in an activity or course of action.

    you have a right to use public areas in the pursuance of your lawful hobby
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Great credit is due to the team who have given sterling service in the pursuance of this project.
    • But the District Judge, sitting at Dewsbury Magistrates Court, told the defendant that his dogged pursuance of the case had wasted a lot of taxpayers' money.
    • India could be a tremendous source of inspiration to the West, if she gave up aping Western nations in the pursuance of their nuclear armament programme.
    • People must be entitled to act in pursuance of a court order without being at risk that they are thereby acting unlawfully.
    • Detention may then be authorised pending a decision to give such directions and his removal in pursuance to such directions if they are given.
    • I find that the decision is in accordance with the law and is in pursuance of the legitimate aim of immigration control.
    • Death may have been unforeseen but each party to a joint unlawful enterprise is equally liable for the consequences of acts done in pursuance thereof.
    • This document is served in pursuance to the provisions of section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Investigations Act 1996.
    • This may take the form of either pursuance of a formally sanctioned persecutory scheme, or non-conforming behaviour by official agents which is not subject to a timely and effective rectification by the State.
    • It was not in pursuance of any Court Order or other judicial or external authorisation.
    • Cooperation between the Bulgarian and Belgian interior ministries will be in pursuance to a bilateral agreement between the two authorities.
    • (d) a shared ownership lease, whether granted in pursuance of that Part of that Act or otherwise, where the tenant's total share is 100 per cent.
    • The answer to that argument lies in the opening words of section 14, which show that the section refers to the ‘goods supplied under a contract of sale'. In my opinion that means the goods delivered in purported pursuance of the contract.
    • I thought we were paying the police to be enforcers of law and supporters of society, to act in a professional, non-partisan way in the pursuance of their duties.
    • He having claimed that right and provided a sample of breath in pursuance thereof, we were required to disregard the evidence of the proportion of alcohol in the appellant's breath provided by the breath-testing device.
    • Given the obtaining situation, one would like to share with young research fellows one's experiences of organization and pursuance of scientific investigations, which their collectives are supposed to tackle.
    • The multi-variant nature of computations holds important reserves for finding rational methods of employment of forces in operations, given the uncertainty of data on possible conditions of their pursuance.
    • The acts must be acts not authorized by any statute or legal justification, but acts intended to be done in pursuance or execution of some statute or legal power.
    • An amalgamation or transfer of engagements in pursuance of section 50, 51 or 52 of this Act shall not prejudice any right of a creditor of any registered society which is a party thereto.
    • Transition to a new mechanism of pursuance of maritime policy should be implemented in several stages.
    Synonyms
    execution, discharge, implementation, performance, carrying out, conducting, conduct, effecting, doing, accomplishment, achievement, completion, fulfilment, dispatch, pursuing, prosecution, enforcement, following
    1. 1.1 The action of trying to achieve something.
      staff took industrial action in pursuance of a better deal
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It ensures that people who with to visit, sojourn and work in our country do so legally and in pursuance of our national goals.
      • The world of the novel is only a rectification of the world we live in, in pursuance of men's deepest wishes'.
      • In pursuance of that concept, the navies of India and other Commonwealth countries were offered reconditioned Second World War warships from Britain's reserve fleet, vessels that were surplus to British requirements.
      • The strike was called by the Union of Kenya Civil Servants on June 2, in pursuance of a substantial pay increase.
      • Resident doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in northern Nigeria, began an indefinite strike on July 15, in pursuance of improvements in working conditions.
      • In pursuance of this goal he drew up the Code of Canon Law in 1917 that helped to centralize the Catholic Church while increasing the power of the papacy.
      • They are doing that in pursuance of their political agenda.
      • The act has to be performed against a group of people not directly involved in the pursuance of that military or political aim.
      • In pursuance of the Government's pledge to boost the Special Forces a total of 334 new members are required.
      • Meanwhile, a deadline set by the Kenya Union of Civil Servants is due to expire on May 13, and 120,000 members are expected to go on strike in pursuance of a 600 percent pay increase.
      • The fact that all the acts were performed in pursuance of an antecedent plan, and death ensued from the execution of that plan, appeared to be crucial to the decision of the Privy Council.
      • A preacher may be taken as some obsessed creature in pursuance of his mission but, as one can see, he is also providing life to those he gets acquainted with.
      • ‘Our members are supporting our call for strike action in pursuance of a realistic pay offer and to secure an agreement on recognition,’ said regional officer John Street.
      • He said that Zambia was cognisant of the role Chile played in the pursuance of closer political and economic cooperation among countries of the world.
      • A strong and dogged pursuance of the case and passage of the Punjab Termination Act, 2004 annulling all previous agreements on river water sharing since 1981 earned him great appreciation of the people of Punjab.
      • We all know that there are more than 20 militant groups operating in this tiny land of 2 million people called Manipur in pursuance of retrieving the lost sovereignty from the Indian union.
      • If your position on issues is not sound, your pursuance of that issue may jeopardise your legitimacy. - John Patrick Sekoe, Buffalo Flats, EL
      • The money granted to NGOs is sacred and is for the pursuance of the well-being of the Afghan people.
      • On stability on the Korean Peninsula, Gong Ro Myung, a former South Korean foreign minister, told the meeting Japan can play a role in the pursuance of stability and eventual reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
      • In pursuance of their goal they went on persistently staging plays, never making any compromises at any cost and never giving in to the temptation of commercial theatre.
      Synonyms
      seeking of, search for, pursuit of
      quest for, hunt for, mission to acquire

Rhymes

fluence
 
 

Definition of pursuance in US English:

pursuance

nounˌpərˈso͞oənsˌpərˈsuəns
formal
  • 1The carrying out of a plan or action.

    you have a right to use public areas in the pursuance of your lawful hobby
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Great credit is due to the team who have given sterling service in the pursuance of this project.
    • He having claimed that right and provided a sample of breath in pursuance thereof, we were required to disregard the evidence of the proportion of alcohol in the appellant's breath provided by the breath-testing device.
    • I thought we were paying the police to be enforcers of law and supporters of society, to act in a professional, non-partisan way in the pursuance of their duties.
    • Transition to a new mechanism of pursuance of maritime policy should be implemented in several stages.
    • But the District Judge, sitting at Dewsbury Magistrates Court, told the defendant that his dogged pursuance of the case had wasted a lot of taxpayers' money.
    • This document is served in pursuance to the provisions of section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Investigations Act 1996.
    • The acts must be acts not authorized by any statute or legal justification, but acts intended to be done in pursuance or execution of some statute or legal power.
    • Detention may then be authorised pending a decision to give such directions and his removal in pursuance to such directions if they are given.
    • The answer to that argument lies in the opening words of section 14, which show that the section refers to the ‘goods supplied under a contract of sale'. In my opinion that means the goods delivered in purported pursuance of the contract.
    • Death may have been unforeseen but each party to a joint unlawful enterprise is equally liable for the consequences of acts done in pursuance thereof.
    • I find that the decision is in accordance with the law and is in pursuance of the legitimate aim of immigration control.
    • The multi-variant nature of computations holds important reserves for finding rational methods of employment of forces in operations, given the uncertainty of data on possible conditions of their pursuance.
    • People must be entitled to act in pursuance of a court order without being at risk that they are thereby acting unlawfully.
    • Given the obtaining situation, one would like to share with young research fellows one's experiences of organization and pursuance of scientific investigations, which their collectives are supposed to tackle.
    • India could be a tremendous source of inspiration to the West, if she gave up aping Western nations in the pursuance of their nuclear armament programme.
    • This may take the form of either pursuance of a formally sanctioned persecutory scheme, or non-conforming behaviour by official agents which is not subject to a timely and effective rectification by the State.
    • Cooperation between the Bulgarian and Belgian interior ministries will be in pursuance to a bilateral agreement between the two authorities.
    • It was not in pursuance of any Court Order or other judicial or external authorisation.
    • (d) a shared ownership lease, whether granted in pursuance of that Part of that Act or otherwise, where the tenant's total share is 100 per cent.
    • An amalgamation or transfer of engagements in pursuance of section 50, 51 or 52 of this Act shall not prejudice any right of a creditor of any registered society which is a party thereto.
    Synonyms
    execution, discharge, implementation, performance, carrying out, conducting, conduct, effecting, doing, accomplishment, achievement, completion, fulfilment, dispatch, pursuing, prosecution, enforcement, following
    1. 1.1 The action of trying to achieve something.
      they are considering a walkout in pursuance of a better deal
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The act has to be performed against a group of people not directly involved in the pursuance of that military or political aim.
      • The world of the novel is only a rectification of the world we live in, in pursuance of men's deepest wishes'.
      • A strong and dogged pursuance of the case and passage of the Punjab Termination Act, 2004 annulling all previous agreements on river water sharing since 1981 earned him great appreciation of the people of Punjab.
      • Resident doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in northern Nigeria, began an indefinite strike on July 15, in pursuance of improvements in working conditions.
      • Meanwhile, a deadline set by the Kenya Union of Civil Servants is due to expire on May 13, and 120,000 members are expected to go on strike in pursuance of a 600 percent pay increase.
      • He said that Zambia was cognisant of the role Chile played in the pursuance of closer political and economic cooperation among countries of the world.
      • In pursuance of the Government's pledge to boost the Special Forces a total of 334 new members are required.
      • It ensures that people who with to visit, sojourn and work in our country do so legally and in pursuance of our national goals.
      • A preacher may be taken as some obsessed creature in pursuance of his mission but, as one can see, he is also providing life to those he gets acquainted with.
      • They are doing that in pursuance of their political agenda.
      • The fact that all the acts were performed in pursuance of an antecedent plan, and death ensued from the execution of that plan, appeared to be crucial to the decision of the Privy Council.
      • In pursuance of their goal they went on persistently staging plays, never making any compromises at any cost and never giving in to the temptation of commercial theatre.
      • On stability on the Korean Peninsula, Gong Ro Myung, a former South Korean foreign minister, told the meeting Japan can play a role in the pursuance of stability and eventual reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
      • ‘Our members are supporting our call for strike action in pursuance of a realistic pay offer and to secure an agreement on recognition,’ said regional officer John Street.
      • In pursuance of that concept, the navies of India and other Commonwealth countries were offered reconditioned Second World War warships from Britain's reserve fleet, vessels that were surplus to British requirements.
      • If your position on issues is not sound, your pursuance of that issue may jeopardise your legitimacy. - John Patrick Sekoe, Buffalo Flats, EL
      • We all know that there are more than 20 militant groups operating in this tiny land of 2 million people called Manipur in pursuance of retrieving the lost sovereignty from the Indian union.
      • In pursuance of this goal he drew up the Code of Canon Law in 1917 that helped to centralize the Catholic Church while increasing the power of the papacy.
      • The strike was called by the Union of Kenya Civil Servants on June 2, in pursuance of a substantial pay increase.
      • The money granted to NGOs is sacred and is for the pursuance of the well-being of the Afghan people.
      Synonyms
      seeking of, search for, pursuit of
 
 
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