01 n. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
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1.
The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.“Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths.” — Jer. Taylor.
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The state of being pursuant; consequence.
Phrases & compounds
In pursuance of —
in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.