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sue
1[ soo ]
verb (used with object)
- to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against:
to sue someone for damages.
- to woo or court.
- Obsolete. to make petition or appeal to.
verb (used without object)
- to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit:
She threatened to sue.
- to make petition or appeal:
to sue for peace.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to court a woman.
verb phrase
- to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
sue
1/ su藧; sju藧 /
verb
- to institute legal proceedings (against)
- to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
- archaic.to pay court (to)
Sue
2/ sy /
noun
- Sue贰耻驳猫苍别18041857MFrenchWRITING: novelist 贰耻驳猫苍别 (酶蕭蓻n). original name Marie-Joseph Sue. 1804鈥57, French novelist, whose works, notably Les myst猫res de Paris (1842鈥43) and Le juif errant (1844鈥45), were among the first to reflect the impact of the industrial revolution on France
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉耻别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉耻路别谤 noun
- 耻苍路蝉耻别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sue1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sue1
Example Sentences
In response, Harvard has sued the federal government to block the measures, including the freezing of more than $2bn in academic grants.
In addition to suing over the AmeriCorps cuts, Newsom has said that California also is accelerating recruitment for its California Service Corps program 鈥 though that, too, relies on federal funding.
There was a half expectation here that Carney would immediately sue for peace with President Trump when the polls closed on the election.
In February, a court temporarily halted the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal aid to states, a policy that had prompted more than 20 states to sue.
It has filed 15 lawsuits against the administration, all but one alongside other states, and filed briefs in support of other litigants suing the federal government in at least 18 additional cases.
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