pursuance

pursuance
Synonyms and related words:
chase, chasing, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, dogging, endurance, extension, follow, follow-up, following, heeling, hounding, hue and cry, hunting, lengthening, maintenance, perpetuation, perseverance, persistence, progress, progression, prolongation, prosecution, protraction, pursual, pursuing, pursuit, quest, repetition, run, search, searching, seeking, sequel, sequence, series, shadowing, stalking, staying power, straight course, sustained action, sustenance, tailing, tracking, tracking down, trailing, uninterrupted course, unremittingness, way

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Pursuance — Pur*su ance, n. [See {Pursuant}.] 1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after. [1913 Webster] Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pursuance — index course, endeavor, industry (activity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pursuance — 1640s; see PURSUANT (Cf. pursuant) + ANCE (Cf. ance) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pursuance — ► NOUN formal ▪ the carrying out of a plan or action …   English terms dictionary

  • pursuance — [pər so͞o′əns, pərsyo͞o′əns] n. [< PURSUANT] a pursuing, or carrying out, as of a project, plan, etc …   English World dictionary

  • pursuance — n. (formal) in pursuance of (in pursuance of one s duties) * * * [pə sjuːəns] (formal) in pursuance of (in pursuance of one s duties) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pursuance — pur|su|ance [ pər suəns ] noun FORMAL in pursuance of something 1. ) in order to achieve a goal: in pursuance of greater profits 2. ) as part of the process of doing something: I saw him in pursuance of my investigation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pursuance — pur|su|ance [pəˈsju:əns US pərˈsu: ] n in pursuance of sth formal with the aim of doing or achieving something, or while doing something ▪ In pursuance of this objective, 8000 letters were sent …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pursuance — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ːəns, AM su͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu in N of n If you do something in pursuance of a particular activity, you do it as part of carrying out that activity. [FORMAL] He ordered disclosure of a medical report to the Metropolitan Police in …   English dictionary

  • pursuance — noun in pursuance of formal a) with the aim of doing or achieving something: Staff voted to take industrial action in pursuance of a better deal. b) during the process of doing or achieving something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pursuance — noun Date: 1605 the act of pursuing; especially a carrying out or into effect ; prosecution < in pursuance of his duties > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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