sue

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sue /sjuː $ suː/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: 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 harmed you in some way:
If the builders don’t fulfil their side of the contract, we’ll sue.
The company is suing a former employee.
sue (somebody) for libel/defamation/negligence/slander etc
Miss James could not afford to sue for libel.
She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.
The railway may sue for damages (=in order to get money) because of loss of revenue.
He is being sued for divorce (=in order to end a marriage) by his wife.
2. sue for peace formal if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice:
They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace.

suehu

◎	[sju: ; su:]
※	động từ
	■	(to sue somebody for something) kiện ai ra toà về việc gì
		☆	to sue somebody for damages
			kiện ai đòi bồi thường
	■	(to sue for something) chính thức yêu cầu cái gì trước toà án
		☆	to sue for peace
			yêu cầu hoà giải
		☆	a prisoner suing for mercy
			một tù nhân thỉnh cầu khoan hồng
		☆	to sue for a divorce
			xin ly hôn
	〆	to sue for a woman's hand
		✓	cầu hôn

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Sue, Eugene Sue, action, litigate, process