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sued; suing

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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
suer noun

Example Sentences

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 The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to act as private attorneys general who can sue in the government's name and take a hefty slice of any recovery (15-30%). Max Voldman, Fortune, 22 July 2022 The legislation unveiled Friday seeks to strike a compromise, including a limit on when and how users can sue Internet companies, and measures that would supersede most state digital privacy laws. Cristiano Lima, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 But whether the defendant also can sue the officer has remained an open question. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Crikey, a small news site, had essentially lobbied Murdoch to sue it as a test of Australia’s laws protecting journalistic free speech. Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 In a debate, Ms. Lake insisted Mr. Stevens was lying about performing at her home and her campaign threatened to sue him for defamation. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Elon Musk has responded to Twitter's plan to sue him after a deal to buy the social networking website fell through. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022 Twitter has the right to sue him to follow through with the current agreement. Cara Lombardo, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Moore has adamantly denied the allegations, causing Corfman to sue him for defamation. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo-French sivre, siure, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

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The first known use of sue was in the 14th century

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