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- Dictionarysue/suː/
verb
- 1. institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress: "she is to sue the baby's father" Similar
- 2. appeal formally to a person for something: formal "the rebels were forced to sue for peace" Similar
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to take legal action against a person or an organization, especially by asking in court for them to pay you money because of harm that they have caused you: sue (sb/sth) for sth He is suing for £2.5m in damages for unfair dismissal. The mortgage companies were sued by investors.
The meaning of SUE is to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action against. How to use sue in a sentence.
Sue definition: to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against. See examples of SUE used in a sentence.
If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. She threatened to sue him for unfair dismissal.
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you: He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue. She sued the paper for(= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
/suː/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to make a claim against a person or an organization in court about something that they have said or done to harm you. They threatened to sue if the work was not completed. sue (somebody/something) for something to sue somebody for breach of contract.
1. Law To initiate or pursue legal proceedings; bring suit. 2. To make an appeal or entreaty: "When you have gone too far to recede, do not sue to me for leniency"(Charles Dickens). 3. Archaic To pursue a courtship; woo.
