to sue sb for libel

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• 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 — 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

• libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… …   Law dictionary

• Libel tourism — is a form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result. It particularly refers to the practice of pursuing a case in England and Wales, in preference to other… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• libel tourist — n. A person who sues for libel in a foreign country, particularly one that has libel laws favorable to the plaintiff. libel tourism n. Example Citations: The committee also wants it to be made more difficult for foreign libel tourists and big… …   New words

• sue */*/ — UK [suː] / UK [sjuː] / US [su] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sue : present tense I/you/we/they sue he/she/it sues present participle suing past tense sued past participle sued to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get… …   English dictionary

• libel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged ▪ criminal, seditious VERB + LIBEL ▪ sue (sb) for ▪ claim ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sue — verb ADVERB ▪ successfully ▪ unsuccessfully ▪ promptly ▪ Hammond promptly sued Gray for libel. VERB + SUE ▪ be able …   Collocations dictionary

• sue — [[t]su͟ː[/t]] sues, suing, sued VERB If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. [V n for n] Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks... [V n… …   English dictionary

• libel — Ⅰ. libel UK US /ˈlaɪbəl/ noun [C or U] LAW ► something written or published that makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: libel suit/lawsuit »They filed a libel lawsuit against the… …   Financial and business terms