Topic: LAW
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Anglo-French |
| Origin: | suer 'to follow, make a legal claim to', from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; SEQUENCE |
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sue
[intransitive and transitive]
[intransitive and transitive]1SCL to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way : If the builders don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue. The company is suing a former employee.
If the builders don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue.The company is suing a former employee. sue (somebody) for libel/defamation/negligence/slander etc Miss James could not afford to sue for libel. She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.
Miss James could not afford to sue for libel.She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.2 if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice : They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace.
sue for peace
formalThey had hoped to force the North to sue for peace.