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

Sue's baby variegated her clothes.
The newspaper sues the book publisher.
The chef sues the owner for negligence.
Sue braves charity head shave for friend.
The city sue the province over the shortfall.
Nonsense, I sue the manufacturer of the toaster.
They thought the dubiety is enough to sue the man.
I didn't know what the word sue meant, Scott didn't.
He cannot sue them for the destruction of the cocaine.
Get your lawyer, get in line and sue from the top down.
She tried to sue the producers of the film, to no avail.
If he publishes a list, I hope they all sue is friggin ass.
The band is threatening to sue the AFA for libel and defamation.
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.