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sue

/s(j)uː

verb (sues, suing, sued)

1 [with object] Institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress: she is to sue the baby’s father [no object]: I sued for breach of contract...

People have lost their jobs over derogatory remarks made in blogs, but can you be sued for libel or defamation?
This made it financially worthwhile to sue officers for torts they might have committed.
At the time, a wife was unable to sue her husband in tort, so the action was brought by the children.

Synonyms

take legal action against, take to court, bring an action against, bring a suit against, proceed against;

charge, prosecute, prefer/bring charges against, bring to trial, summons, indict, arraign;

North American impeach

informal have the law on, do

2 [no object] formal Appeal formally to a person for something: the rebels were forced to sue for peace...

It has to stop, and this is as good a time as any to sue for peace.
Whoever follows Fred into the hot seat would have no alternative but to sue for peace.
She must now advise her boss that, after eight years of war with Labour rebels, it is time to sue for peace.

Synonyms

appeal, petition, ask, beg, plead, entreat, implore, supplicate;

solicit, request, seek

rare obtest, impetrate, obsecrate

Derivatives

suable

/ˈs(j)uːəb(ə)l/ adjective ...

Mindful of the massive losses suffered by foreign - and, indeed, American - investors in the American banking system over the last 30 years, the regulators are unlikely to be kind to those who may not be ‘suable’.
If you do something illegal on the network then you should be suable.
Thus, many States of this Union who have an interest in Banks, are not suable even in their own Courts; yet they never exempt the corporation from being sued.

suer

noun ...

If you are the suer then you can resign yourself to being looked upon as the ‘Bad Guy’, out to harm the company the Jobs built.
I think the suers have threatened to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court.
Some people say he is an opportunist and serial suer -- he has gone after Disney and Reuters.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow.

单词	sue
释义	sue /s(j)uː / verb (sues, suing, sued) 1 [with object] Institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress: she is to sue the baby’s father [no object]: I sued for* breach of contract... People have lost their jobs over derogatory remarks made in blogs, but can you be sued for libel or defamation? This made it financially worthwhile to sue officers for torts they might have committed. At the time, a wife was unable to sue her husband in tort, so the action was brought by the children. Synonyms take legal action against, take to court, bring an action against, bring a suit against, proceed against; charge, prosecute, prefer/bring charges against, bring to trial, summons, indict, arraign; North American* impeach informal have the law on, do 2 [no object] formal Appeal formally to a person for something: the rebels were forced to sue for* peace... It has to stop, and this is as good a time as any to sue for peace. Whoever follows Fred into the hot seat would have no alternative but to sue for peace. She must now advise her boss that, after eight years of war with Labour rebels, it is time to sue for peace. Synonyms appeal, petition, ask, beg, plead, entreat, implore, supplicate; solicit, request, seek rare* obtest, impetrate, obsecrate Derivatives suable /ˈs(j)uːəb(ə)l/ adjective ... Mindful of the massive losses suffered by foreign - and, indeed, American - investors in the American banking system over the last 30 years, the regulators are unlikely to be kind to those who may not be ‘suable’. If you do something illegal on the network then you should be suable. Thus, many States of this Union who have an interest in Banks, are not suable even in their own Courts; yet they never exempt the corporation from being sued. suer noun ... If you are the suer then you can resign yourself to being looked upon as the ‘Bad Guy’, out to harm the company the Jobs built. I think the suers have threatened to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. Some people say he is an opportunist and serial suer -- he has gone after Disney and Reuters. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo
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sue

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suable

suer

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