to sue sb for damages

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• sue for damages — press charges for injuries …   English contemporary dictionary

• sue — suer, n. /sooh/, v., sued, suing. v.t. 1. to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages. 2. to woo or court. 3. Obs. to make petition or appeal to. v.i. 4. to institute legal proceedings, or bring …   Universalium

• sue — [[t]su[/t]] v. sued, su•ing 1) law to bring civil action against: to sue someone for damages[/ex] 2) to make petition or appeal to 3) archaic to woo or court 4) law to institute legal proceedings 5) to make petition or appeal: to sue for… …   From formal English to slang

• claim for damages — sue for damage, sue for injuries …   English contemporary dictionary

• damages — [plural] ► LAW money that a person or organization is ordered by a court of law to pay to another person or organization because they are responsible for harming them in some way: »They want the rival company to withdraw the product and pay… …   Financial and business terms

• sue — [sju: US su:] v [I and T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Anglo French; Origin: suer to follow, make a legal claim to , from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; SEQUENCE] 1.) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sue — [ su ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit: If we go public with these allegations, do you think …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Sue — Sue, v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. [1913 Webster] By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. Pope. [1913 Webster] C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• damages — n. compensation 1) to award damages (the court awarded damages) 2) to claim; sue for damages 3) to pay; receive, recover damages 4) compensatory; exemplary, punitive; nominal damages 5) damages for * * * exemplary nominal damages punitive receive …   Combinatory dictionary

• sue — v. 1) (d; intr.) to sue for ( to request ) (to sue for peace) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to seek in court ) to sue for (to sue for damages; she sued him for a large sum of money) 3) (E) ( to seek in court ) they sued to get their property back * * *… …   Combinatory dictionary

• sue — verb (I, T) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way: If the builders don t fulfil their side of the contract, we ll sue. | sue sb for libel/negligence/malpractice etc… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English