Definitions for: Sue


[n] French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
[v] institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.


Sue, v. i.
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.

C[ae]sar 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.

Synonyms: Eugene Sue, litigate, process

See Also: author, challenge, expedite, writer

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