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Meaning of 'sue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sue [ v. i.]
- To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
- To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.
- To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
2 . Sue [ v. t.]
- To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
- To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.
- To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
- To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
- To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.

Meaning of 'sue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sue [ v]
Meaning (1):
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Example in sentence:
  • He was warned that the district attorney would process him;
  • She actioned the company for discrimination

Nearby Words:

sued suent suently suer suet suety

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