sued; suing
1
a
: to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
specifically
: to bring an action against
b
: to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination
2
archaic
: to pay court or suit to : woo
3
obsolete
: to make petition to or for
1
: to take legal proceedings in court
2
: to make a request or application : plead
—usually used with for or to
sue for peace
3
: to pay court : woo
he loved … but sued in vain—
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
suer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of sue in a Sentence
Some people sue over the most minor things.
People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
They've threatened to sue the company.
He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tom Sandoval is suing his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix for allegedly invading his privacy and distributing explicit videos of him and Rachel Leviss without his permission.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
As of May, 25 former Wildcat football players had sued the school for hazing or other mistreatment, according to ESPN’s count.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024
Yet sources within the department claim her departure comes after nearly three years of butting heads with the department’s staff chiefs, a handful of whom are suing her.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But the company has been sued by artists who claim the company infringed on their copyrights by copying their works without permission and using them to train AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
As of May, 25 former Wildcat football players had sued the school for hazing or other mistreatment, according to ESPN’s count.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024
Yet sources within the department claim her departure comes after nearly three years of butting heads with the department’s staff chiefs, a handful of whom are suing her.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But the company has been sued by artists who claim the company infringed on their copyrights by copying their works without permission and using them to train AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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“Sue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sue. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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