to take a person, company, or organization to a court of law in order to get money or justice
After the accident, the driver decided to sue the trucking company for damages.
The singer threatened to sue a magazine for publishing lies about her.
✦ Middle English from Anglo-French suer, Old French sueir “follow, pursue”, from Latin sequi “to follow”, eventually developing the legal sense of pursuing someone in court.
to formally ask or plead for something, especially peace, mercy, or pardon
The rebel leader offered to sue for peace when supplies ran low.
She went to the king’s court to sue for her family’s freedom.
✦ Same origin as modern legal sense, but retaining the older broader meaning of “pursue” or “seek” from Latin sequi.
a female given name, often short for Susan
Sue loves painting pictures of wildflowers.
My aunt Sue will visit us next weekend.
✦ Short form of the name Susan, which comes from Hebrew Shoshannah meaning “lily”.
