sue

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