| 单词 | pursuant |
| 释义 | pursuant (once / 6505 pages) adj Pursuant is used mainly in a legal sense to say something's in accordance with a particular law, ruling, or request. It's followed by the word "to." So you might say, "Pursuant to the judge's request, we'll provide additional testimony." Pursuant sounds a bit like pursue, and has a related meaning in the sense of "following" — but in this case it's an agreement or ruling that you're following. Pursuant comes from the French word pursuer, meaning "to follow with hostile intent." Over time the word lost its sense of hostility — unless of course you're angry when the lawyer tells you that pursuant to the investment policy, you can't withdraw all your money and run away to Paris. WORD FAMILYpursuant: pursuantly+/pursue: pursuance, pursuant, pursued, pursuer, pursues, pursuing, pursuit/pursuer: pursuers/pursuit: pursuits USAGE EXAMPLESAnother prominent example of this principle is the executive’s power to issue regulations pursuant to statutory authority. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) The Justice Department argues that Mr. Arias has to be returned pursuant to an extradition treaty with Colombia. Wall Street Journal(Nov 13, 2016) Now, under Lawson’s order, the state has to provide instructions pursuant to the order in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Hmong. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) adj (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with pursuant to our agreement pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience Syn consistent (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable |
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