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pursuant

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pur·su·ant  (pr-snt)
adj.
Proceeding from and conformable to; in accordance with.
adv.
Accordingly; consequently.
[Probably from Middle English pursuant, aspirant, from Anglo-Norman, present participle of pursure, to pursue; see pursue.]
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Adj.1.pursuant - (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with; "pursuant to our agreement"; "pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience"
consistent - (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
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If a number of political societies enter into a larger political society, the laws which the latter may enact, pursuant to the powers intrusted to it by its constitution, must necessarily be supreme over those societies, and the individuals of whom they are composed.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
That if his majesty, in consideration of your services, and pursuant to his own merciful disposition, would please to spare your life, and only give orders to put out both your eyes, he humbly conceived, that by this expedient justice might in some measure be satisfied, and all the world would applaud the lenity of the emperor, as well as the fair and generous proceedings of those who have the honour to be his counsellors.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
As the time approached I should have liked to run away, but the Avenger pursuant to orders was in the hall, and presently I heard Joe on the staircase.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
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