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- Dictionarysue/suː/
verb
- 1. institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress: "she is to sue the baby's father" Similar
- 2. appeal formally to a person for something: formal "the rebels were forced to sue for peace" Similar
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to take legal action against a person or an organization, especially by asking in court for them to pay you money because of harm that they have caused you: sue (sb/sth) for sth He is suing for £2.5m in damages for unfair dismissal. The mortgage companies were sued by investors.
The meaning of SUE is to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action against. How to use sue in a sentence.
Sue definition: to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against. See examples of SUE used in a sentence.
If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way.
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you: He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue. She sued the paper for(= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
1. Law To initiate or pursue legal proceedings; bring suit. 2. To make an appeal or entreaty: "When you have gone too far to recede, do not sue to me for leniency"(Charles Dickens). 3. Archaic To pursue a courtship; woo.
If you sue someone, you're accusing them (in court) of doing something wrong or illegal and demanding that they pay for it. Almost every time someone sues, they're looking for money. One of the last things you want to hear is "I'll sue you!" People sue for a lot of reasons.
Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to make a claim against a person or an organization in court about something that they have said or done to harm you. They threatened to sue if the work was not completed. sue (somebody/something) for something to sue somebody for breach of contract.
to take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you: He's threatening to sue the newspaper for slander. (Definition of sue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sue. in Chinese (Traditional) 控告，對…提起訴訟（尤指要求賠償）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Sue definition, to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages. See more.
