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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According to a prescribed method or some authority. To follow after or follow out; to execute or carry out by reason of something.

To do an act pursuant to the law is to conform to the requirements of a statute.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - ifølge, i overensstemmelse med
adj. - i overensstemmelse med, ifølge

Nederlands (Dutch)
volgens, overeenkomstig

Français (French)
adv. - (Jur) conformément à
adj. - (Jur) conformément à

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gemäß
adv. - gemäß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδιώκων
adv. - σύμφωνα, δυνάμει

Italiano (Italian)
conforme a, che segue, conformemente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perseguidor
adv. - de acordo

Русский (Russian)
согласно, в соответствии

Español (Spanish)
adv. - según, conforme a
adj. - conforme a, consiguiente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - enligt
adv. - följaktligen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
根据, 依照, 依据的, 追赶的, 按照的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 根據, 依照
adj. - 依據的, 追趕的, 按照的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - ~의하여, 따라서
adj. - ~에 따른, ~에의한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 準ずる, 従った, 追跡する
adv. - 従って

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بموجب, بمقتضى (ظرف) لاحقا ل, تابعا ل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לפי, בהתאם ל-‬
adj. - ‮הולך בעקבות, פועל לפי-, ממשיך, רודף‬

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