sue.
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
Meaning & usage
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
sue someone for selling a faulty product
I plan to sue you for everything you have.
To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.
To clean (the beak, etc.).
To leave high and dry on shore.
to sue a ship
To court.
To follow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (“to follow after”) (modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere (“to follow”), from Latin sequi. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Doublet of segue. Related to suit.
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