sue

sue

1. Law
   a. To petition (a court) for redress of grievances or recovery of a right.
   b. To institute proceedings against (a person) for redress of grievances.
   c. To carry (an action) through to a final decision.
2. To court; woo.
3. Obsolete To make a petition to; appeal to; beseech.

1. Law To institute legal proceedings; bring suit.
2. To make an appeal or entreaty: “I sue for grace, and thou deny'st me” (Francis Quarles).
3. To pay court; woo.

Origin: Middle English sewen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, to follow, from Latin sequī; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

• suer suˈer noun

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