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sue

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"Take to court"

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3 lettersPronunciation /sjuː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted esuStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Word origin

From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (“to follow after”) (modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere (“to follow”), from Latin sequi. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Doublet of segue. Related to suit.

Used in a sentence

  • sue someone for selling a faulty product
  • I plan to sue you for everything you have.
  • He was sued by the late Geo. Walpole Leake for slander, and after two trials, occupying eight days, he was mulcted in heavy damages and costs.

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