adverb
pursuant to
- formal in accordance with (a law or a legal document or resolution)〈正式〉与（法律, 法律文件, 决议）相符地, 一致地：
the local authority applied for care orders pursuant to section 31 of the Children Act 1989.
地方当局根据1989年《儿童法》第31款提出照料令要求。
- archaic following; going in pursuit〈古〉追赶的, 追随的; 遵循的; 追求的：
the pursuant lady.
俯首帖耳的女士。
派生词
pursuantly
adverb词源
late Middle English poursuiant （as a noun in the sense 'prosecutor'）： from Old French, 'pursuing', from the verb poursuir; later influenced in spelling by PURSUE.