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Suing

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


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So she told him how that the Prince had seized upon her father's lands, and had promised to restore them to her if she would listen to his suit; and how that she knew he meant her no good, for he was even then suing for a Princess's hand.
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The latter had been frustrated by the unlooked-for events which had placed all his prisoners beyond his control; and he now found himself reduced to the necessity of suing for favors to those whom it had so lately been his policy to oblige.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
I had a general sense of my preparedness which only a man pur- suing a calling he loves can know.
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