to sue
∞
3.7
- verb
- /suː/
:
demandar
- So it's this or she will sue me in small claims court.
- sue someone
- sue a company
- sue the government
What do you think about Elon suing Zuck for Threads?
- What do you think about Elon suing Zuck for Threads?
- And he kept suing us and we kept beating him.
- And and they could sue you, right, for something that isn't true.
- On the other hand, YouTube's being sued by LGBTQ Plus plus.
- And I, I, I sued him and he countersued.
- And I mean, I have in the past had to sue people.
- So, you know, it's Americans like they love to sue for anything.
- Brazil sued in the WTO and won.
- Now the USA Freedom kids, those little girls, they're now suing Donald Trump.
- So our strategy now is to sue them.
Examples
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Then I can sue his doctors for malpractice.
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Uh, under California law, you can sue without showing personal injury.
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In fact, I'm going to sue her.
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And then I'm going to sue the landlord; my whole family says I should.
Fiction book (1993) -
He can sue the paper for a million dollars.
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If Price does, McMichael could sue him for breach of contract.
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You can sue me.
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But schools are still nervous, afraid that they will be sued, says Dr. Norris.
Academic text (2011) -
Rie's father responded by threatening to sue and publicly air the dispute in the media.
Academic text (2013) -
She decided to sue the company for unfair dismissal after being terminated without notice.
Synonyms
35
4.6
To start legal action by giving a complaint to a court
27
8.2
Take a disagreement to court so a judge can decide it
8
4.8
To start a court case against someone by suing them
Antonyms
Compounds
How Legal
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6.1
∞
3.7
- Formal
8
4.8
- Formal
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sue comes from the old root sequi, which means 'to follow', and you can see the same idea in the English word pursue. So, to sue someone is to 'pursue' them with a legal case.