SUE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of sue in English sueverb [ I or T ] uk /suː/ us /suː/ Add to word list Add to word list C2 to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you: He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue. She sued the paper for (= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute. She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce. Compare litigate specialized

• She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.
• She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.
• You'll have to spend a small fortune in legal fees if you decide to sue for compensation.
• He was so enraged at the article about him that he sued the newspaper.
• He was sued for breach of contract.

Taking legal action

• abatement order
• ambulance chasing
• appear for someone phrasal verb
• bring
• bring an action
• complainant
• enter
• indemnification
• indict
• indict someone for something/doing something
• indictable
• indictable offence
• indictment
• lawfare
• petitioner
• proceedings
• promisee
• promisor
• prosecute
• prosecution

See more results » (Definition of sue from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

sue | American Dictionary

sueverb [ I/T ] us /su/ Add to word list Add to word list to take legal action against a person or organization, esp. by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that the person or organization has caused you: [ T ] She was hit by a city bus and is suing the city for $2 million. (Definition of sue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

sue | Business English

sueverb [ I or T ]   LAW uk /suː/ us Add to word list Add to word list to take legal action against a person or an organization, especially by asking in court for them to pay you money because of harm that they have caused you: sue (sb/sth) for sth He is suing for £2.5m in damages for unfair dismissal. The mortgage companies were sued by investors. (Definition of sue from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sue

sue Yet less than a quarter reported 'needed compensation' among their reasons for suing. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once an agreement had been struck, employees should no longer sue their employers about work conditions. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is not always so - some claimants sue for money because they need money. From the Cambridge English Corpus Other occupational groups who were apparently more likely to sue than to be sued were yeomen, scribes and notaries, and apothecaries and barbers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Wrongful life suits permit the child to sue for lifetime expenses. From the Cambridge English Corpus Naturally, users object to this and there have been a number of instances of users suing the organizations responsible for such breaches of privacy. From the Cambridge English Corpus The fact that she sued and the magistrate took up her case suggests that she could have won the case under other circumstances. From the Cambridge English Corpus Finally, wrongful life suits permit children to sue their parents for callous or negligent creation, whereas, their counterparts focus only upon medical misfeasance. From the Cambridge English Corpus Nowadays, by contrast, anyone who tried too assiduously to follow such advice might well find himself sued for breach of copyright. From the Cambridge English Corpus By contrast a defendant has been sued and it is virtually costless for the defendant to plead a negative-expected-value defense. From the Cambridge English Corpus The number of people who sue despite having negative-expected-value suits depends on their expectations as to how much defendant will offer. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, it is possible that men's marital and occupational status did have an impact on their ability to sue in the university courts. From the Cambridge English Corpus Let him sue; he won't have a chance. From the Cambridge English Corpus It explains both why the plaintiff sues the defendant-rather than someone else-and why the defendant is liable to the plaintiff-rather than to someone else. From the Cambridge English Corpus Litigation by creditors who sued men for their separated wives' debts often turned on whether the wife had bought unnecessary items. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of sue These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of sue?

Translations of sue

in Chinese (Traditional) 控告，對…提起訴訟（尤指要求賠償）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 控告，对…提起诉讼（尤指要求赔偿）… See more in Spanish demandar… See more in Portuguese processar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian कायदेशीर कारवाई करणे… See more ～を訴える, ～に対して訴訟を起こす, 訴（うった）える… See more dava etmek/açmak, mahkemeye vermek, kanun önünde hesaplaşmak… See more poursuivre en justice, entamer des poursuites… See more demandar… See more voor het gerecht dagen, een eis instellen… See more ஒரு நபர் அல்லது நிறுவனத்திற்கு எதிராக சட்ட நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பது, குறிப்பாக அவர்கள் உங்களுக்கு ஏற்படுத்திய சில தீங்கின் காரணமாக பணத்திற்கான சட்டப்பூர்வ உரிமைகோரல் மூலம்… See more (प्रायः हर्जाना वसूलने के लिए किसी व्यक्ति या संस्था के विरुद्ध एक) अभियोग चलाना, मुकदमा दायर करना… See more કોઈ સામે અદાલતમાં મુકદમો ચલાવવો, ખટલો દાખલ કરવો… See more sagsøge, søge… See more stämma, åtala, begära… See more mendakwa… See more verklagen, bitten… See more saksøke, reise søksmål, søke (skilsmisse… See more عدالتی چارہ جوئی کرنا, مقدمہ کرنا, دعوی کرنا… See more подавати позов, порушувати справу, просити про… See more దావా వేయు / ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సంస్థ మీద చట్టపరమైన చర్య తీసుకోవడం, వాళ్ళు మీకు కలిగించిన కొంత హాని కారణంగా ముఖ్యంగా డబ్బు కోసం చట్టపరమైన దావా వేయడం… See more মামলা করা… See more podat žalobu, domáhat se, žádat… See more menggugat, menuntut… See more ฟ้องร้อง, ร้องขอ… See more kiện ai ra tòa, chính thức yêu cầu cái gì trước tòa… See more pozwać, zaskarżyć, wytoczyć sprawę (o)… See more 고소하다… See more fare causa a, citare, fare causa… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of sue

• counter-sue
• counter-sue someone/something for something/doing something
• counter-sue for something/doing something, at counter-sue someone/something for something/doing something

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