Sue synonyms
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Part of speech:
To formally institute a legal action against a person or corporation wherein they are charged with committing a crime.
bring action against
To institute legal proceedings
enter a lawsuit
To institute legal proceedings
(Law) To start criminal proceedings against.
To bring a lawsuit or defend against a lawsuit in court.
To institute legal proceedings
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
Claim means to take or assert ownership of something or to state something as true.
file suit
To institute legal proceedings
bring suit
To institute legal proceedings
To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control:
claim damages
To institute legal proceedings
seek legal redress
To institute legal proceedings
file a claim
To institute legal proceedings
prefer a claim
To institute legal proceedings
take one to court
To institute legal proceedings
file a plea
To institute legal proceedings
enter a plea
To institute legal proceedings
haul into court
To institute legal proceedings
To address a petition to:
To petition persistently; importune:
Demand is defined as to urgently ask for something or someone ordering someone to do something.
appeal (related)
To request for an appeal of (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
To beseech is to ask for something earnestly or desperately.
To behave so as to invite or incur:
To make a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty” in court in response to a criminal charge; to file a pleading; to answer a plaintiff’s common law declaration.
To have application or effect; to operate.
To inquire for; request:
To summon is to order to meet, to bring together or to order to come.
Supplicate is to humbly pray or beg for something.
To seek the affection of (someone, especially a woman) with the intent to marry or begin a romantic relationship.
To ask very earnestly; make supplication, as to a deity
(Archaic) To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.
To use a proper form in speaking to
To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view:
ask (related)
To expect or demand:
request (related)
To express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way
Eugene Sue
French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
To straighten (hair) by a chemical process; conk.
Find another word for sue. In this page you can discover 45 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sue, like: accuse, bring action against, enter a lawsuit, prosecute, litigate, go to law, law, claim, file suit, bring suit and contest.