Sue

Sue  (s, sü), Eugène Pen name of Marie Joseph Sue. 1804-1857.

French writer known for his sensational novels that depict the sordid side of city life, including The Mysteries of Paris (1842-1843).

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sue  (s)

v. sued, su·ing, sues

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

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.

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

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suer n.

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sue

Verb

[suing, sued] to start legal proceedings (against): we want to sue the council, he sued for custody of the three children [Latin sequi to follow]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Sue - French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) Eugene Sue
Verb	1.	sue - institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" action, litigate, process challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" expedite - process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter" litigate - engage in legal proceedings

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sue

verb 1. Law take (someone) to court, prosecute, bring an action against (someone), charge, summon, indict, have the law on (someone) (informal) prefer charges against (someone), institute legal proceedings against (someone)

verb 2. appeal for, plead, beg, petition, solicit, beseech, entreat, supplicate

Translations

sue [suː] vt → demandar;

to sue (for) → demandar (por);

to sue for divorce → solicitar or pedir el divorcio;

to sue for damages → demandar por daños y perjuicios

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sue [suː] vt → poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès à

vi to sue (for) → intenter un procès (pour);

to sue for divorce → engager une procédure de divorce;

to sue sb for damages → poursuivre qn en dommages-intérêts

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sue [suː] vt → verklagen

vi → klagen, vor Gericht gehen;

to sue sb for damages → jdn auf Schadenersatz verklagen;

to sue for divorce → die Scheidung einreichen

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sue [suː] vt → citare in giudizio

vi to sue (for) → intentare causa (per);

to sue for divorce → intentare causa di divorzio;

to sue sb for damages → citare qn per danni

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sue

v sue [suː]

1 to start a law case against. dagvaar يُقاضي съдя podat žalobu sagsøge verklagen μηνύω, κάνω αγωγή, μήνυση demandar kohtusse kaebama تعقيب قانوني كردن haastaa oikeuteen poursuivre en justice לִתבּוֹעַ किसी पर मुकदमा करना tužiti, dići tužbu (be)perel menggugat fara í mál við citare, fare causa 告訴する ...을 제소하다 paduoti į teismą, iškelti bylą iesūdzēt tiesā mendakwa voor het gerecht dagen saksøke, reise søksmål wytoczyć sprawę (o) processar a in­tenta proces предъявлять иск podať žalobu tožiti tužiti stämma, åtala ฟ้องร้อง dâva açmak/etmek 控告 подавати позов; порушувати справу مقدمہ داءر کرنا kiện ai ra tòa 控告

2 (withfor especially in law) to ask for (eg divorce). dagvaar يُقيم دَعْوى завеждам дело за развод domáhat se, žádat søge bitten κάνω αγωγή solicitar el divorcio taotlema درخواست دادن hakea entamer des poursuites לִתבּוֹעַ किसी से निवेदन moliti, tražiti keresetet indít menuntut fara fram á (skilnað) fare causa 求める 소송을 제기하다 reikalauti per teismą prasīt (kompensāciju, laulības šķiršanu u.tml.) mendakwa een eis instellen søke (skilsmisse, osv.) wnosić (o) intentar uma acção a cere возбуждать дело о разводе domáhať sa, žiadať tožiti za tužiti begära ร้องขอ istemek, talep etmek 提出訴訟 просити про; шукати (захисту) طلاق مانگنا chính thức yêu cầu cái gì trước tòa 提出诉讼