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accuse
To judicially or publicly charge one with a criminal offense.
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  1. To judicially or publicly charge one with a criminal offense.
  2. To formally institute a legal action against a person or corporation wherein they are charged with committing a crime.
  3. To bring formal charges against (of doing wrong, breaking the law, etc.)
prosecute
To institute legal proceedings against, or conduct criminal proceedings in court against
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  1. To institute legal proceedings against, or conduct criminal proceedings in court against
  2. To act as prosecutor
  3. (Law) To initiate or conduct a criminal case against:
litigate
To contest in a lawsuit
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  1. To contest in a lawsuit
  2. To bring a lawsuit or defend against a lawsuit in court.
  3. To prosecute or defend (a lawsuit or legal action); pursue (a legal case).
claim
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
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  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To demand or ask for as rightfully belonging or due to one; assert one's right to (a title, accomplishment, etc. that should be recognized)
  3. To state as a fact or as one's belief (something that may be called into question); assert
contest
To try to disprove or invalidate (something) as by argument or legal action; dispute
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  1. To try to disprove or invalidate (something) as by argument or legal action; dispute
  2. To fight for (ground, a military position, etc.); struggle to win or keep
  3. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge:
law
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
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  1. (Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
  2. A statement that describes invariable relationships among phenomena under a specified set of conditions. Boyle's law, for instance, describes what will happen to the volume of an ideal gas if its pressure changes and its temperature remains the same. The conditions under which some physical laws hold are idealized (for example, there are no ideal gases in the real world), thus some physical laws apply universally but only approximately.
petition
To make a request, especially formally:
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  1. To make a request, especially formally:
  2. To address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly
  3. To ask for by petition; request formally:
entreat
To ask for earnestly; petition for:
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  1. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  2. (Obs.) To speak or write (of)
  3. (Archaic) To deal with; treat.
solicit
To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.
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  1. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.
  2. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  3. To petition persistently; importune:
demand
To claim as just or due:
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  1. To claim as just or due:
  2. (Law) To lay legal claim to; claim formally.
  3. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
law
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
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  1. (Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
  2. A statement that describes invariable relationships among phenomena under a specified set of conditions. Boyle's law, for instance, describes what will happen to the volume of an ideal gas if its pressure changes and its temperature remains the same. The conditions under which some physical laws hold are idealized (for example, there are no ideal gases in the real world), thus some physical laws apply universally but only approximately.
litigate
To contest in a lawsuit
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  1. To contest in a lawsuit
  2. To bring a lawsuit or defend against a lawsuit in court.
  3. To prosecute or defend (a lawsuit or legal action); pursue (a legal case).
prosecute
(Law) To initiate or conduct a criminal case against:
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  1. (Law) To initiate or conduct a criminal case against:
  2. To institute legal proceedings against, or conduct criminal proceedings in court against
  3. To act as prosecutor
appeal
To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
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  1. To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
  2. To request for an appeal of (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
  3. To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort:
beg
To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
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  1. To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
  2. To take for granted without proof:
  3. (Intransitive) to request the help of someone, often in the form of money
beseech
To ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore
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  1. To ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore
  2. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore:
  3. To request earnestly; beg for:
crave
To beg earnestly for:
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  1. To beg earnestly for:
  2. To be in great need of
  3. To have an intense desire for.
entreat
To ask for earnestly; petition for:
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  1. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  2. (Archaic) To behave toward; treat
  3. (Obs.) To speak or write (of)
implore
To beg for urgently:
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  1. To beg for urgently:
  2. To ask or beg (a person) to do something; entreat
  3. To appeal to in supplication; beseech:
plead
(Law) To respond to a criminal charge:
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  1. (Law) To respond to a criminal charge:
  2. To present a case in a law court; argue the case of either party
  3. To provide an argument or appeal:
pray
To worship God, a god, etc., as by reciting certain set formulas silently or aloud
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  1. To worship God, a god, etc., as by reciting certain set formulas silently or aloud
  2. To say (a prayer or group of prayers):
  3. To use prayer to request (that something may happen):
supplicate
To make a humble request or supplication, esp. in prayer
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  1. To make a humble request or supplication, esp. in prayer
  2. To ask for humbly and earnestly, as by prayer
conjure
To influence or effect by or as if by magic:
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  1. To influence or effect by or as if by magic:
  2. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.
  3. (Archaic) To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.
petition
To address a petition to:
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  1. To address a petition to:
  2. To address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly
  3. To ask for by petition; request formally:
appeal
To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
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  1. To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
  2. To request for an appeal of (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
  3. To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort:
address
To direct the efforts or attention of (oneself):
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  1. To direct the efforts or attention of (oneself):
  2. To mark with a destination:
  3. To use a proper form in speaking to
appeal
To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
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  1. To resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
  2. To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort:
  3. To request for an appeal of (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
apply
To put to or adapt for a special use:
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  1. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  2. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  3. To devote, use, or assign for a particular purpose.
approach
To begin dealing with
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  1. To begin dealing with
  2. To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate:
  3. To begin to deal with or work on:
petition
To make a request, especially formally:
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  1. To make a request, especially formally:
  2. To ask for by petition; request formally:
  3. To address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly
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Sentence Examples

  • I'm good at spotting trends, so sue me.

  • I'd sue your ass and the county and everyone else in sight for a zillion bucks.

  • He could sue us!

  • You won't risk losing it to sue me, he said and reached for her injured arm.

  • I think she was disappointed I didn't want to sue someone.

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