44 Synonyms & Antonyms For SUE

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Definitions sue [soo] / su / VERB bring legal charges against Synonyms STRONGEST accuse appeal charge claim file indict petition plead prosecute STRONG beg beseech contest demand entreat litigate solicit summon supplicate WEAK bring an action claim damages drag into court enter a plea file a claim file suit follow up haul into court have the law on have up institute legal proceedings prefer charges against pull up put away see in court take out after take to court Antonyms STRONGEST absolve deny disclaim exculpate exonerate free STRONG answer give offer

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“Most recently, yesterday, I was sued by an immigration judge who we fired,” she said Dec. 2.

From Los Angeles Times

She chased away fishermen and was sued for sterilizing a neighbor’s goat.

From Los Angeles Times

Her son also sued her for emotional damage after she said she would have preferred to "give birth to a little dog".

From BBC

She sued the agency for breaking her contract, saying the agency had known she lacked work authorization and never told her it was a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Figure, a startup with a $39 billion valuation, was sued last month by a former engineer who claims a malfunctioning robot had “carved a one-quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.”

From MarketWatch

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accuse appeal appeals apply ask beg besought beseech beseeched bring bringing brings brought court courted disagreed disagrees disagree litigate petition praying pray press prosecute prosecutes pursue requests request

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