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pursuant to

/per-soo-uhnt/US // pərˈsu ənt //UK // (pəˈsjuːənt) //

根据,依照,按照,依据

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : proceeding after; following: Pursuant to his studies he took a job in an office.
    • : pursuing.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    Also pur·su·ant·ly .

    • : according: to do something pursuant to an agreement.
    • : in a manner conformable: to act pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience.

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Examples

  • The foundation was formed pursuant to an agreement between Smith’s private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, and the Bermuda-based company that Brockman had created to invest in the Vista fund.

  • We no longer have the 30-year old files pursuant to our file retention policy.

  • A “controlled company” pursuant to the NYSE corporate governance rules is a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group, or another company.

  • “The CIA has since paid out more than $1 million pursuant to the agreement,” the report notes.

  • I know of the waterboarding of the three guys pursuant to the August 2002 program.

  • Pursuant to the violent attack, sporadic conflicts have also been detected.

  • The next morning, at breakfast, Stubbs found all the daily papers on his table, pursuant to his directions.

  • Pursuant to the principles of my religion, I am not to seek to convert anyone who is not born according to our laws.

  • The unhappy men were executed on the 24th of June, 1811, at the Old Bailey, pursuant to their sentence.

  • Pursuant to the Count's order, the steward, bowing again, proceeded with his account of what he had learned.

  • The Conference was called to order pursuant to adjournment by the President.