pursuant
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It says the government must get an order authorizing electronic surveillance through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under Title 1 or “a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"The team attempted to insert a central line pursuant to the protocol, but the procedure was unsuccessful," the statement continued.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert did so through the sale of six million Concentrix shares on April 29 in a block trade pursuant to Rule 144 at a price of $22.25 per share.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Marshals, he was immediately transferred to ICE custody on Nov. 24, pursuant to a detainer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
Mrs. Colbey rejected the State's offer of a plea agreement, pursuant to which she would have gone to prison for eighteen years, because she was adamant that she had done nothing wrong.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing pursuant
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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