Pursuant to and Under

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Under and pursuant to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Under" instead a preposition phrase "Pursuant to".

Under adverb - In or to a lower place.

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Pursuant to and under are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pursuant to" instead a preposition "Under".

This had the peculiar side effect that many banks in the US are chartered under federal law (almost all American corporations are chartered pursuant to state corporate law).

Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

Source: Useful Notes / The Laws and Customs of War

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