suing (verb)

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• sue — [c]/su / (say sooh) verb (sued, suing) –verb (t) 1. to institute process in law against, or bring a civil action against. 2. to make petition or appeal to. 3. Obsolete to woo or court. –verb (i) 4. to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit. 5 …  

• sue — verb (sued; suing) Etymology: Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo French sivre, siure, Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• recoup — verb Andalusian health authorities bringing suit against tobacco giants in an attempt to recoup the cost of treating smokers Syn: get back, regain, recover, win back, retrieve, redeem See note at recover •• recoup, recuperate Recoup, dating from… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• countersue — verb To sue a person or entity who is suing one …   Wiktionary

• sue — verb (sues, suing, sued) 1》 institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress. 2》 formal appeal formally to a person for something. Derivatives suable adjective suer noun Origin ME (also in sense follow ): from… …   English new terms dictionary

• sue — verb 1) he sued the contractor for negligence Syn: take legal action against, take to court, bring an action/suit against, proceed against, prefer/bring charges against 2) suing for peace Syn: appeal for, petition for, ask for, solicit (for) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Robert Bork — Judge of Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit In office February 9, 1982 – February 5, 1988 Nominated by Ronald Reagan …   Wikipedia

• benefit — ben·e·fit n 1: something that provides an advantage or gain; specif: an enhancement of property value, enjoyment of facilities, or increase in general prosperity arising from a public improvement general benefit: a benefit to the community at… …   Law dictionary

• demand — de·mand 1 n 1: a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with force a shareholder must first make a demand on the corporation s board of directors to act R. C. Clark a written demand for payment… …   Law dictionary

• suit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere to follow more at sue Date: 14th century 1.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slander — ▪ I. slander slan‧der 1 [ˈslɑːndə ǁ ˈslændər] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW a spoken statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of him or her, or the legal offence of making a… …   Financial and business terms