sue
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Sue
n 1: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of
city life (1804-1857) [syn: {Sue}, {Eugene Sue}]
v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
"He was warned that the district attorney would process
him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn:
{action}, {sue}, {litigate}, {process}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sue \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suing}.]
[OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il
siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere,
for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,
and probably to E. see, v.t. See {See}, v. t., and cf.
{Consequence}, {Ensue}, {Execute}, {Obsequious}, {Pursue},
{Second}, {Sect} in religion, {Sequence}, {Suit}.]
1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
to woo.
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For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
--Chaucer.
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I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
And sued and sought with all the service due.
--Spenser.
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Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. --Tennyson.
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2. (Law)
(a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
institute process in law against; to bring an action
against; to prosecute judicially.
(b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
proper termination; to gain by legal process.
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3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
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4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.
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{To sue out} (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply
for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
out a pardon for a criminal.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sue \Sue\, v. i.
1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to
entreat; to plead.
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By adverse destiny constrained to sue
For counsel and redress, he sues to you. --Pope.
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Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a
triumph and the consulship. --C.
Middleton.
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The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
--Jefferson.
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2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
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3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
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4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "sue":
address, angle for, apply to, beau, bid for, bring action against,
bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial,
call on, call upon, canvass, chase, circulate a petition, court,
drag into court, esquire, fish for, follow, go into litigation,
go to law, implead, law, lay siege to, litigate, look for,
make suit to, memorialize, pay attention to, pay court to,
petition, pop the question, pray, prefer a petition, prosecute,
prosecute at law, pursue, put in suit, put on trial, seek,
seek in law, seek justice, serenade, sign a petition, solicit,
spark, squire, sue for, swain, sweetheart, take to court, woo
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