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1. (v.t.) sue
to bring civil action against:
to sue someone for damages.
2. sue
to make petition or appeal to.
3. (v.i.) sue
to institute legal proceedings.
4. sue
to make petition or appeal:
to sue for peace.
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| Definition of 'sue' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) Sue, Eugene Sue
French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
2. (verb) action, sue, litigate, process
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
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1. (verb) sue
to take sb to court to try to get money from them for having done sth bad to you
people suing their doctors for negligence
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| Definition of 'sue' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) sue
to follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo
2. (verb) sue
to seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially
3. (verb) sue
to proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process
4. (verb) sue
to clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk
5. (verb) sue
to leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship
6. (verb) sue
to seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead
7. (verb) sue
to prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages
8. (verb) sue
to woo; to pay addresses as a lover
9. (verb) sue
to be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship
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Sense: to start a law case against.
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 Afrikaans: dagvaar |
 Arabic: يُقاضي |
 Bulgarian: съдя |
 Brazilian: processar |
 Czech: podatžalobu |
 German: verklagen |
 Danish: sagsøge |
 Greek: μηνύω, κάνω αγωγή, μήνυση |
 Spanish: demandar |
 Estonian: kohtusse kaebama |
 Farsi: تعقيب قانوني كردن |
 Finnish: nostaa kanne |
 French: poursuivre en justice |
 Hebrew: לִתבּוֹעַ |
 Hindi: किसी पर मुकदमा करना |
 Croatian: tužiti, dići tužbu |
 Hungarian: (be)perel |
 Indonesian: menggugat |
 Icelandic: faraí mál við |
 Italian: citare, fare causa |
 Japanese: 告訴する |
 Korean: 소송을 제기하다 |
 Lithuanian: paduotiį teismą, iškelti |
 Latvian: iesūdzēt tiesā |
 Malay: mendakwa |
 Dutch: voor het gerecht dagen |
 Norwegian: saksøke, reise søksmål |
 Polish: wytoczyć sprawę (o) |
 Persian: تعقيب قانوني كردن |
 Pashto: قانونی تعقیبول |
 Portuguese: processar |
 Romanian: a intenta proces |
 Russian: предъявлять иск |
 Slovak: podať žalobu |
 Slovenian: tožiti |
 Serbian: tužiti |
 Swedish: stämma, åtala |
 Thai: ฟ้องร้อง |
 Turkish: dâva açmak/etmek |
 Taiwanese: 控告 |
 Ukrainian: подавати позов; порушуват |
 Urdu: مقدمہ داءر کرنا |
 Vietnamese: kiện ai ra tòa |
 Chinese: 控告 |
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