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sue

VI ร้องขอ  ขอ  อ้อนวอน  appeal beg entreat rong-kor

 

sue

VT ฟ้องร้อง  ยื่นฟ้อง  ดำเนินคดี  indict prosecute fong-rong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUE

v.t.su. [L. sequor. See Seek and Essay. ] 1. To seek justice or right from one by legal process; to institute process in law against one; to prosecute in a civil action for the recovery of a real or supposed right; as, to sue one for debt; to sue one for damages in trespass. Matthew 5:4 .
2. To gain by legal process.
3. To clean the beak, as a hawk; a term of falconry.
To sue out, 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.

 

SUE

v.i.To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek for in law; as, to sue for damages. 1. To seek by request; to apply for; to petition; to entreat.
By adverse destiny constrain'd to sue
For counsel and redress, he sues to you.
2. To make interest for; to demand.
Caesar come to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUE

Sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing. ] Etym: [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. 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. For yet there was no man that haddle him sued. Chaucer. I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due. Spenser. Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. Tennyson.

 

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.

 

3. (Falconry )

 

Defn: To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr. 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.

 

SUE

SUE Sue, v. i.

 

1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. Pope. Cæsar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship. C. Middleton. The Indians were defeated and sued for peace. Jefferson.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something ) in law; as, to sue for damages.

 

3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. Massinger.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sue

sue |so͞o su | verb ( sues , suing , sued ) 1 [ with obj. ] institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution ), typically for redress: she is to sue the baby's father | [ no obj. ] : I sued for breach of contract. 2 [ no obj. ] formal appeal formally to a person for something: the rebels were forced to sue for peace. DERIVATIVES su er |ˈso͞oər |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi follow. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sue

sue |s (j )uː | verb ( sues, suing, sued ) 1 [ with obj. ] institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution ), typically for redress: she is to sue the baby's father | [ no obj. ] : I sued for breach of contract. 2 [ no obj. ] formal appeal formally to a person for something: the rebels were forced to sue for peace. DERIVATIVES suable adjective, suer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi follow . Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sue

sue verb 1 he sued the contractor for negligence: take legal action against, take to court, bring an action /suit against, proceed against, prefer /bring charges against. 2 they are suing for peace: appeal for, petition for, ask for, solicit (for ), request, seek.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sue

sue verb 1 he is likely to sue the contractor for negligence: take legal action against, take to court, bring an action against, bring a suit against, proceed against; charge, prosecute, prefer /bring charges against, bring to trial, summons, indict, arraign; N. Amer. impeach; informal have the law on, do. 2 Richard was in no mood to sue for peace: appeal, petition, ask, beg, plead, entreat, implore, supplicate; solicit, request, seek; rare obtest, impetrate, obsecrate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Sue

Sue /suː /名詞 スー 〘女の名; Susan, Susannaの愛称 〙.

 

sue

sue /s j /動詞 s /-z /; d /-d /; suing 他動詞 1 «…のかどで » 〈人 会社 政府など 〉を告訴する , 【金銭などを求めて 】…に訴訟を起こす «for » sue A for libel Aを名誉毀損 きそん で告訴する sue A for divorce [damages ]Aに対して離婚 [損害賠償 ]訴訟を起こす sue tobacco companies for $1 billion タバコ会社に10億ドルを求めて訴訟を起こす 2 ⦅古 ⦆〈人 〉に請う .自動詞 1 «…で » 告訴する , 訴訟を起こす «for » .2 かたく «人に /…を » 請う , 請願する «to /for » sue for peace 講和を求める 3 ⦅古 ⦆(女性に )求婚する .