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title: pursuant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pursuant» in the school dictionary: pursuant to: following or according to a rule, law or agreement. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pursuant

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**Who acts:** pupil, court, partner, library · **What happens:** follow, accord, wear, pay, order, receive · **To what, where:** rule, helmet, fine, profit, fee, 3

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«pursuant» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [pursuant in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pursuant.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, legal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
pursuant to: following or according to a rule, law or agreement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:m1:1
# text = pursuant to: following or according to a rule, law or agreement.
1	pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  | a rule  law or agreement |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Pursuant to the rules, every pupil must wear a helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:x1:1
# text = Pursuant to the rules, every pupil must wear a helmet.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | every pupil | a helmet |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The fine was paid pursuant to the court's order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:x2:1
# text = The fine was paid pursuant to the court's order.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past · passive |  | the fine |  |  |  | to the court's order | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **order** |  | the court |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Pursuant to the agreement, each partner receives half the profit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:x3:1
# text = Pursuant to the agreement, each partner receives half the profit.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | each partner | half profit |  |  |  | to the agreement; pursuant *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The library charged a fee pursuant to its policy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:x4:1
# text = The library charged a fee pursuant to its policy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	charged	charge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	policy	policy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | past | the library | a fee |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location fee=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pursuant to section 3, pets are not allowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pursuant:x5:1
# text = Pursuant to section 3, pets are not allowed.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	section	section	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **section** | to-infinitive |  | 3 |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 3=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | pets |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

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