sue — to take legal action against someone by making a legal claim in court
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to take legal action against someone by making a legal claim in court
Pronunciation (IPA): /suː/
Example Sentences
- My neighbor wants to sue me because my cat keeps stealing his newspaper every morning.
- The restaurant was sued after a customer found a plastic toy in their soup.
- He threatened to sue the weather forecast service for ruining his wedding with wrong predictions.
sue
VERB[/suː/]
to take legal action against someone by making a legal claim in court
She decided to sue the company after they ignored her complaints for months.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'suer' meaning 'to follow' or 'to pursue,' derived from Latin 'sequi' meaning 'to follow.' The legal sense developed from the idea of pursuing someone through the court system.
Breakdown
sue (single morpheme, no internal breakdown) - from Latin sequi (follow) = to pursue legal action
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📝Examples
“My neighbor wants to sue me because my cat keeps stealing his newspaper every morning.”
“The restaurant was sued after a customer found a plastic toy in their soup.”
“He threatened to sue the weather forecast service for ruining his wedding with wrong predictions.”
“The company decided not to sue despite the significant financial losses.”
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