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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sue \Sue\, verb (used with an object) [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}, verb (used with an object), 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.
For yet there was no man that haddle him sued. --Chaucer.
I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due. --Spenser.
Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. --Tennyson.
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.
3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sue \Sue\, verb (used without an object)
1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. --Pope.
Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship. --C. Middleton.
The Indians were defeated and sued for peace. --Jefferson.
2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) [syn: {Sue}, {Eugene Sue}]
verb
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}]
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