sue — sue … Dictionnaire des rimes
sué — sué … Dictionnaire des rimes
sue — vb sued, su·ing [Anglo French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow] vt: to bring an action against: seek justice from by legal process vi: to bring an action in court Merriam… … Law dictionary
SUE (E.) — SUE MARIE JOSEPH dit EUGÈNE (1804 1857) L’écrivain français le plus populaire du XIXe siècle, qui conféra au feuilleton ses lettres de noblesse en y intégrant le roman social. Issu d’une famille prestigieuse de chirurgiens, fils du médecin en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sue — [ su ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit: If we go public with these allegations, do you think … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sue — [sjuː ǁ suː] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way: • If the builders don t fulfil their side of the contract, we ll sue. sue for •… … Financial and business terms
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] C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sue — [sy], Eugène, eigentlich Marie Joseph Sue, französischer Schriftsteller, * Paris 10. 12. 1804, ✝ Annecy 3. 8. 1857; reiste als Schiffsarzt nach Asien, Afrika und Amerika, vertrat 1848 als sozialrevolutionärer Abgeordneter in der… … Universal-Lexikon
