0 present participle of sue
1 to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you:
He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.
She sued the paper for (= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.
She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.
You'll have to spend a small fortune in legal fees if you decide to sue for compensation.
He was so enraged at the article about him that he sued the newspaper.
Yet less than a quarter reported 'needed compensation' among their reasons for suing.
Naturally, users object to this and there have been a number of instances of users suing the organizations responsible for such breaches of privacy.
Three years later she fled, suing her brother-in-law for her fortune.
