pur·su·ant / pərˈsoōənt/ • adv. (pursuant to) formal in accordance with (a law or a legal document or resolution): conversations that they wiretap pursuant to court order.• adj. archaic following; going in pursuit: the pursuant lady.DERIVATIVES: pur·su·ant·ly adv.

PURSUANT

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.