sue
sue (so̵̅o̅)
transitive verb sued, su′·ing
- to appeal to; petition; beseech
- Archaic to be a suitor of; woo
- Law
- to petition (a court) for legal redress
- to bring civil action against or prosecute in a court of law in seeking justice or redress of wrongs
- to carry (an action) through to its final decision
Etymology: ME suen < OFr sivre, suir < VL *sequere, for L sequi, to follow: see sequent
intransitive verb
- to make an appeal; petition; plead (for or to)
- Archaic to pay suit; woo
- to institute legal proceedings in court; bring suit
sue out
to apply for and receive from a court (a writ or other legal process)
sue
v.
To institute legal proceedings
prosecute, litigate, claim, file suit, bring suit, contest, accuse, claim damages, seek legal redress, file a claim, prefer a claim, take one to court, go to law, bring action against, enter a lawsuit, file a plea, enter a plea, haul into court, law*; see also accuse.To make an appeal
petition, entreat, solicit, demand; see appeal 1. See syn. study at appeal.
Object
- downloaders: Word is the MPAA are in the process of suing 200 suspected movie downloaders.
- xx: Sue xx little pickers have bigger knickers, and I know!
- defendant: She had sued defendants responsible for all his exposure.
- mod: No matter where in the world the accident occurs you are generally able to sue the MOD in this country.
- seller: Breach of contract â suing the seller The most straightforward cause of action in a share sale dispute will always be breach of contract.
- s: Council meetings also provide an opportunity for County Associations to raise particular is sue s for discussion.
Modifying Another Word
- successfully: Assisted by UNISON, she then successfully sued the Council; in a legal first, the Council accepted liability.
- personally: Partners can sue and be sued personally as well as in the name of the partnership.
- subsequently: The sale was canceled while Mr Sidebottom was queuing and he subsequently sued for breach of contract.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- over: Melanie Bien hears both views Questions of Cash: Can we sue over our endowment shortfall?
Followed by a transitive particle
- over: He has threatened to sue over the allegations, which were broadcast on local television.
Preposition: in
- court: Defendant = A person accused or sued in a court of law.
- respect: Bandung challenged BNP's title to sue in respect of the switched bills and the Batam bills.
Preposition: for
- libel: Return to Index: Notes on some of the lies: David Irving was never sued for libel over his book Accident.
- infringement: Google the world's most infamous internet search engine is being sued for patent infringement.
- negligence: The only person she could sue for negligence was David Stevenson.
- dismissal: Elizabeth sued for wrongful dismissal and received a payoff thought to be around £ 3,000.
- breach: Primarily, of course, it protects one from being sued for breach of contract by a client.
- compensation: I'm very glad, because I think that suing for compensation is getting stupidly out of hand lately.
Preposition: by
- employe: Sir John Gell had been smelting earlier than 1633, when he was sued by a former employe.
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