pursuant
adjective /pəˈsjuːənt/
/pərˈsuːənt/
(formal or law)- pursuant to something according to or following something, especially a rule or law synonym in accordance with something
- A complaint was made pursuant to section 13 of the Act of 1987.
Word Originlate Middle English poursuiant (as a noun in the sense ‘prosecutor’): from Old French, ‘pursuing’, from the verb poursuir; later influenced in spelling by pursue.