Word Finder - sue

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To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.

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To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.

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(of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).

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To leave high and dry on shore.

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to sue a ship

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To court.

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To follow.

I'm good at spotting trends, so sue me.

He could sue us!

I don't want the bastard to sue me too.

It looks like she's too goody-goody to sue any­body, but I haven't given up yet.

One day someone is going to sue you for sure! she objected, pushing at the arm locked around her body with her good hand.

I think she was disappointed I didn't want to sue someone.

I would also like to welcome Sue Mayne, who was successful in winning the recent by-election in Kings Ward.

Based on an unoriginal earwig forwarded by Sue Sinclair, January 1996.

It may take a while, but she shouldn't have any real difficulty having her husband declared dead—but she refuses to sue.

You won't risk losing it to sue me, he said and reached for her injured arm.

In 1786 he was permitted by Vergennes to return to France as an Austrian counsellor of state, and to sue the duc d'Aiguillon (1730-1798), the former minister of Louis XV., for fees due him for legal services rendered some fifteen years earlier.

The Boers gained considerable successes, and this induced Moshesh to sue for peace.

Certainty and legal protection were so essential that even villain holdings were treated as villain socage when legal protection was obtainable for it, as was actually the case with the peasants on Ancient demesne who could sue their lords by the little writ of right and the Monstraverunt.

The villein must sue in his lords manorial courts, but he is also subject to the royal courts of hundred and shire.

It may take a while, but she shouldn't have any real difficulty having her husband declared dead—but she refuses to sue.

In " Company " Sue is playing the part of ' Susan ', a delicate southern belle who is married to Peter.

He lives in Aylestone with his wife Sue, two cats and an English bull terrier called Chester.

In cases involving cross actions with mutual accounts, say between an Englishman and a German, if the German constitutes himself plaintiff he must sue his opponent before the British court, and vice versa.

Espana, sue monumentos y aries, su naturaleza e histories is an illustrated series of 2!

Sue also offers her first-hand account of what it is like to receive radiotherapy in Edinburgh and how she coped during her experience.

Procurator fiscal Ms Sue Foard opposed bail, saying Mahady had breached previous orders in the past.

Also many thanks for the attention Sue received from odd bods!

His former boss Frank Lynch has threaten to sue West Midlands Police over the issue.

A limited company can sue only insofar as the alleged defamation relates in some way to its trading activities.

Sue Lawley, OBE is the almost universally recognized distinguished doyenne of radio and television broadcasting.

Based on an unoriginal email forwarded by Sue Sinclair, May 1995.

All of Sue's commissions are framed by a professional picture framer.

I asked both Sue and Barbara if they had any advice to offer potential grantees.

Each product is individually handmade by Cards by Sue.

Ace tries to befriend the young housemaid, Sue.

I send you all my biggest ever hugs - please pass all my love on to Sue.

I'd sue your ass and the county and everyone else in sight for a zillion bucks.

A person having a liquidated claim might either sue a debtor or proceed at his peril to seize without this preliminary.

This was very important to us because of Sue's bad back which is greatly aggravated by bumpy roads.

After tea, Sue and I watch the film apocalypse Now which we recorded back in January.

Instrumental in bringing EDA to Send was Sue Turner, the gym instructor, who noticed the obsessive way some women weighed themselves.

To sue and be sued in all courts of competent jurisdiction.

However, a tenant could sue the landlord for negligence if there was a dangerous item on the property.

Sue went to the seaside for the day, to Hove, to accompany Mark Howe to the 30th anniversary celebrations for OAC GB.

Instead, we meet five very different adults, including Abigail 's mom Sue, who have gathered for a suburban soiree.

Project manager Sue Prince says Many Peak District farmers are producing fantastic quality meats, because they are exceptionally good stockmen.

He has threatened to sue over the allegations, which were broadcast on local television.

I 'm sitting on Sue 's worktop in pride of place, on a white ceramic teapot stand.

In attendance was his widow Sue, a former policewoman, their ten year old son David and Bill's parents.

Metallica shared a lawyer with Dr. Dre, and this lawyer convinced Dr. Dre to sue Napster as well.

Elmo Shropshire released a sequel to the song, called Grandma Is Going to Sue the Pants Offa Santa in 2002.

After studying survival training with a number of experts, Stroud and his wife, photographer Sue Jamison, spent a year in Northern Ontario living as if they were settlers there from hundreds of years ago.

He was known for his proclivity for playing the game naked, and cast member Sue Hawk alleged he brushed up against her while naked during a challenge.

Both were eliminated early in the game, but Hawk threatened to sue over the incident.

Later, both appeared together on CBS's The Early Show, where Hawk announced she had decided not to sue.