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sue
1[ soo ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
verb phrase
- to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
sue
1/ suː; sjuː /
verb
- to institute legal proceedings (against)
- to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
- archaic.to pay court (to)
Sue
2/ sy /
noun
- SueEugène18041857MFrenchWRITING: novelist 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
Derived Forms
- ˈsuer, noun
Other Words From
- su·er noun
- un·sued adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sue1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sue1
Example Sentences
The NRA wants the ability to sue local officials for passing laws that protect public safety.
The families of suicide victims often sue and can win large settlements.
Enter Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which threatened to sue.
Which was issued as the B-Side to Peggy Sue Got Married in 1959.
“Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)” brings the rock chameleon into jazz territory, backed up by a horn-heavy jazz big band.
He gave his mother several groups in stone for the dining-room; they are all funny, Sue says.
In many states statutes exist defining their right to sue and be sued, and their liability to creditors.
Sue Greyson is to accompany my mother; I shall be much away, and I do not like to leave her with strangers.
He can do another thing, accept the stock and sue for the damage he has sustained by the deceit that has been practiced on him.
I know that you will say I regret exceedingly, Miss Sue, that you have misinterpreted my friendly attentions.
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