sue
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
to woo or court.
Obsolete. to make petition or appeal to.
to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit: She threatened to sue.
to make petition or appeal: to sue for peace.
to court a woman.
sue out, to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
Origin of sue
1Other words for sue
Other words from sue
- su·er, noun
- un·sued, adjective
How to use sue in a sentence
A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB? | Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDeCrow would come to lead a movement against this practice, suing the Hotel Syracuse in 1969 and calling for protests and sit-ins.
State officials were not amused, and are suing the advocacy group for copyright infringement.
A ‘Christian’ wedding chapel—a private business—in Idaho is suing for the right not to marry gay couples.
Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isn’t Religious Freedom, It’s Just Discrimination | Sally Kohn | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In 1827, after nine years of suing, the President Cruchot de Bonfons married the young woman, now left an orphan.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThat demonstrates that in England, even with the double liability, the men are not suing under the employers' liability law.
Clark and his coadjutors lost no time in suing out a writ of habeas corpus.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2) | Hazard StevensAnother great effort, and the Tsar would be on his knees suing for peace.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottThen the despairing father fell on his knees and raised his hands in entreaty, like a criminal suing for mercy.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2 | Ernst Eckstein
British Dictionary definitions for sue (1 of 2)
/ (sjuː, suː) /
to institute legal proceedings (against)
to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
archaic to pay court (to)
Origin of sue
1Derived forms of sue
- suer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Sue (2 of 2)
/ (French sy) /
Eugène (øʒɛn). original name Marie-Joseph Sue. 1804–57, French novelist, whose works, notably Les mystères de Paris (1842–43) and Le juif errant (1844–45), were among the first to reflect the impact of the industrial revolution on France
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