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sue

  [soo] verb, sued, su⋅ing.
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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.
—Verb phrase
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; ME suen, siwen < OF sivre < VL *sequere to follow, for L sequī

Related forms:
suer, noun

Synonyms:
5. beg, petition, plead, pray.
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Main Entry: sue
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: sued; su·ing
transitive verbEtymology: Anglo-French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow
: to bring an action against : seek justice from by legal process intransitive verb : to bring an action in court

Main Entry: sue out
Function: transitive verb
: to apply for and obtain in judicial proceedings <sued out a summons>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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