sue
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verb (sues, suing, sued)
1. with object institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress:
«…のかど, 理由で» 〈人・会社・政府など〉を告訴する, 【金銭などを求めて】…に訴訟を起こす «for»
e.g. she is to sue the baby's father
e.g. no object : I sued for breach of contract.
2. no object formal appeal formally to a person for something:
⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖~ for A〗 A〈事〉を請う, 請願する
e.g. the rebels were forced to sue for peace.
DERIVATIVES
suer | ˈso͞oər | noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi ‘follow’. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow.