SUE
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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. &unr_;, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.] 1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
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For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
Chaucer.
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I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
And sued and sought with all the service due.
Spenser.
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Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.
Tennyson.
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2. (Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
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3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
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4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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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.
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Sue (?), v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
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By adverse destiny constrained to sue
For counsel and redress, he sues to you.
Pope.
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Cæsar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.
C. Middleton.
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The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
Jefferson.
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2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
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3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. Massinger.
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4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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