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Sue

Sue (sue)
v. t.(?)
Sue
[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
  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. To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.
    (b)
  3. To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
  4. 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.(?)
Sue
  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. 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. To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
    R. H. Dana, Jr.












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