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verb (used with object)
1.
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
2.
to woo or court.
3.
Obsolete. to make petition or appeal to.
verb (used without object)
4.
to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit: She threatened to sue.
5.
to make petition or appeal: to sue for peace.
6.
to court a woman.
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Sue
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7.
sue out, to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English suen, siwen < Old French sivre < Vulgar Latin *sequere to follow, for Latin sequī
1150–1200; Middle English suen, siwen < Old French sivre < Vulgar Latin *sequere to follow, for Latin sequī
Related forms
su·er, noun
un·sued, adjective
Synonyms
5. beg, petition, plead, pray.
5. beg, petition, plead, pray.
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Word Origin & History
sue
c.1200, "continue, persevere," from Anglo-Fr. suer "follow after, continue," from O.Fr. sivre, later suivre "pursue, follow after," from V.L. *sequere "follow," from L. sequi "follow" (see sequel). Sense of "start a lawsuit against" first recorded c.1300, on notion of "following
EXPANDup" a matter in court. Sometimes aphetic for ensue or pursue.
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Sue definition
The system language used to write an operating system for the IBM 360. It is a cross between Pascal and XPL. It allows type checked separate compilation of internal procedures using a program library.
["The System Language for Project Sue", B.L. Clark e al, SIGPLAN Notices 6(9):79-88 (Oct 1971)].
(1994-12-01)
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