pursuance
the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
Origin of pursuance
1Other words from pursuance
- non·pur·su·ance, noun
Words Nearby pursuance
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How to use pursuance in a sentence
In pursuance of his generous resolution, he communicated his designs to Allcraft.
A convention was entered into, in pursuance of which the troops commenced their march on the 6th of January.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe American President, in pursuance of his policy of peace, proclaimed neutrality in the civil war which had arisen in Mexico.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThe Recorder then proceeded to pass sentence on him; in pursuance of which, he was executed at Tyburn on the 17th March, 1718.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden Pelham“And now, O chief, we will begin by demanding redress,” went on Dawes in vigorous pursuance of his policy of boldness.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for pursuance
/ (pəˈsjuːəns) /
the carrying out or pursuing of an action, plan, etc
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