Pursuance Meaning
/pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA search for something; a pursuit or quest.
nounA completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution.
Sentence Examples
He acted in pursuance of his duties as a police officer.
The investigation was conducted in strict pursuance of the law.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the new policy by the committee required many meetings and approvals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The investigation was conducted in ____ of the court order issued the previous week.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English pursue Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English pursuance From pursue + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[N]o man ought to be offended, that sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths."
— 1653, “Twenty-five Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Winter Half-year, […]: To the Right Honourable and Truly Noble Richard Lord Vaughan, Earl of Carbery, &c.”, in Reginald Heber, editor, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. […], volume V, London: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. […]; and Richard Priestley, […], published 1822, →OCLC, page xiv:
"About 1350 she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order, partly in pursuance of her self-imposed mission to elevate the moral tone of the age."
— 1911, “Saint Bridget of Sweden”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition:
"For some time Pridger had been waiting and watching for the occasion when his employer should be the last man to leave. In pursuance of this scheme it was his custom to announce that he was going and then secrete himself."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the new policy by the committee required many meetings and approvals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The investigation was conducted in ____ of the court order issued the previous week.