"sue" meaning in English

See sue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /suː/ Audio: en-us-sue.ogg [US] Forms: sue [canonical], sues [third-person, singular], sued [past], sued [past, participle], suing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|su|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.
    Sense id: simple-sue-en-verb--ktmOHgM
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