sue

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: Sue Eugene Sue action litigate process

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)Synonyms: Sue Eugene Sue

Verb (1)

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against“He was warned that the district attorney would process him”“She actioned the company for discrimination”Synonyms: action litigate process

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sue \Sue\, v. i.

1.To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. [1913 Webster]

By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.— C. Middleton.[1913 Webster]

The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.— Jefferson.[1913 Webster]

2.(Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages. [1913 Webster]

3.To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]

4.(Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster]

Sue \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing.] [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.]

1.To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo. [1913 Webster]

For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.(Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process. [1913 Webster]

3.(Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk. [1913 Webster]

4.(Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster]

To sue out (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Sue

The system language used to write an operating system for the IBM 360. It is a cross between Pascal and XPL. It allows type checked separate compilation of internal procedures using a program library.

["The System Language for Project Sue", B.L. Clark e al, SIGPLAN Notices 6(9):79-88 (Oct 1971)].

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