sue

IPA: sˈu

A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.
(informal) Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”)

(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
(transitive, intransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
(transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
(transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
(obsolete, transitive) To court.
(obsolete, transitive) To follow.

Examples of "sue" in Sentences

I didn't know what the word sue meant, Scott didn't.
Get your lawyer, get in line and sue from the top down.
If he publishes a list, I hope they all sue is friggin ass.
Wait ... the law their using to sue is for wire taps isn't it? nt
I have always wondered if threatening to sue is considerd an offence.
But for her to go to the press and threaten to sue is ridiculous. — jaborn
The answer is that it didn’t happen in sue-happy America at all, but right here in the frozen white north.
Picking people out of a hat to sue is terrible when most of the people doing the downloading/sharing are kids.
To be sure, there are circumstances, in patent law, for example, where a covenant not to sue is roughly equivalent to a licence.