sue
verb
[ s(j)uː ]
• institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress.
• "she is to sue the baby's father"
Similar:
take legal action against,
take to court,
bring an action against,
bring a suit against,
proceed against,
charge,
prosecute,
prefer/bring charges against,
bring to trial,
summons,
indict,
arraign,
impeach,
have the law on,
do,
• appeal formally to a person for something.
• "the rebels were forced to sue for peace"
Similar:
appeal,
petition,
ask,
beg,
plead,
entreat,
implore,
supplicate,
solicit,
request,
seek,
obtest,
impetrate,
obsecrate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi ‘follow’. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow .
