Another word for sue

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sue

v.

To institute legal proceedings
prosecute, litigate, claim, file suit, bring suit, contest, accuse, claim damages, seek legal redress, file a claim, prefer a claim, take one to court, go to law, bring action against, enter a lawsuit, file a plea, enter a plea, haul into court, law*; see also accuse.
To make an appeal
petition, entreat, solicit, demand; see appeal 1. See syn. study at appeal.

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Another word for sue

verb

To institute or subject to legal proceedings:
law, litigate, prosecute. Idiom: bring suit. See law
To make an earnest or urgent request:
appeal, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, plead, pray, supplicate. (Archaic) conjure. See ask
(Law)
To make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law:
petition. (Law) appeal. See law
(Obsolete)
To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of:
address, appeal, apply, approach, petition. See request