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   sue

   /suː/

   verb

   • 1. institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress: "she is to sue the baby's father" Similar take legal action againsttake to courtbring an action againstbring a suit againstproceed againstchargeprosecuteprefer/bring charges againstbring to trialsummonsindictarraignimpeachinformal:have the law ondo
   • 2. appeal formally to a person for something: formal "the rebels were forced to sue for peace" Similar appealpetitionaskbegpleadentreatimploresupplicatesolicitrequestseekrare:obtestimpetrateobsecrate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi ‘follow’. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. suable adjective
   • 2. suer noun

   Scrabble Points: 3

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