sue
Third Person
sues
Present Participle
suing
Past Tense
sued
Past Participle
sued
1
to bring a charge against an individual or organization in a law court
transitive
- The dissatisfied customer decided to sue the company for breach of contract.
- In a personal injury case, the victim may choose to sue the responsible party for compensation.
- The author opted to sue the publisher for copyright infringement.
- The attorney is suing the corporation on behalf of the wronged employees.
- Last year, the author successfully sued the competitor for plagiarism.