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sue

  [soo] verb, sued, su⋅ing.
Use sue in a Sentence
–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.

Sue

  [soo; Fr. sy]
–noun
1. Eu⋅gène [œ-zhen] , (Marie Joseph Sue), 1804–57, French novelist.
2. a female given name, form of Susan, Susanna, Susannah.
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sue   (sōō)   
v.   sued, su·ing, sues

v.   tr.

  1. Law

    1. To petition (a court) for redress of grievances or recovery of a right.

    2. To institute proceedings against (a person) for redress of grievances.

    3. 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 sequī; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
su'er n.
Sue   (sōō, sü)   
French writer known for his sensational novels that depict the sordid side of city life, including The Mysteries of Paris (1842-1843).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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 up" a matter in court. Sometimes aphetic for ensue or pursue.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

Sue
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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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