sue

sue
sue [sju: US su:] v [I and T]
[Date: 1100-1200; : Anglo-French; Origin: suer 'to follow, make a legal claim to', from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; SEQUENCE]
1.) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way
▪ If the builders don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue.
▪ The company is suing a former employee.
sue (sb) for libel/defamation/negligence/slander etc
▪ Miss James could not afford to sue for libel.
▪ She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.
▪ The railway may sue for damages (=in order to get money) because of loss of revenue.
▪ He is being sued for divorce (=in order to end a marriage) by his wife.
2.) sue for peace
formal if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice
▪ They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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