SUE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sue

verb

Definition of sue

as in to prosecute

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Recent Examples of sue During Thursday’s City Council meeting, Hanlon recommended the council sue the property owner, Jeff Gillespie, in state court over the zoning violation rather than immediately targeting the federal government. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026 State and local prosecutors would be able to sue chatbot operators for violating the measures, as well as parents or guardians of children who are harmed by companies that don’t follow them. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 However, Mayor Wilson emphatically shot down any notion the city is looking to sue. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The photographer of a viral image of a child being detained by federal immigration agents threatened to sue a super PAC supporting Democratic Senate candidate Angie Craig for using her photo. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sue

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With double jeopardy, the Constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The case was investigated by and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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The Red Sox tried to muster some late magic, which has become a bit of a hallmark of this wild, never-say-die Boston season.

— Curt Anderson, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
President Min Aung Hlaing, the former army chief who had originally seized power in 2021 from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, has been trying to win political legitimacy since the takeover and resume relations with ASEAN.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

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If Carro refuses to delay, Mangione's lawyers could appeal to New York's mid-level court -- the Appellate Division's First Department -- or even higher, to the New York Court of Appeals.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Williams, who pleaded guilty to killing Kamarie Holland, declined to appeal and requested that his death sentence be carried out.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeal

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Crump argues that the punch itself is not in dispute, citing an incident report written by Arellano which describes the punch.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
But attendance was softening at its older two theme parks in Orlando, with the company citing weakness in consumer sentiment and higher travel costs.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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