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单词 sue
释义
sue
verb[IorT]
uk
/suː/us
/suː/
C2
to takelegalactionagainst apersonororganization,especiallyby making alegalclaimformoneybecause of someharmthat they havecausedyou:
控告，对…提起诉讼（尤指要求赔偿）
He was sofuriousabout theaccusationsin theletterthat hethreatenedto sue.他对信里的指控愤怒至极，扬言要控告对方。
She sued thepaperfor(= inorderto get)damagesafter theywronglydescribedher as aprostitute.因为该报纸诽谤她是妓女，她对其提起了诉讼要求赔偿损失。
She is suing herhusbandfor(= inorderto get a)divorce.她正在和丈夫打官司要求离婚。
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  • Shethreatenedto sue themagazineforlibel.
  • Shedecidedto sue forlibelafter thenewspapersmearedherprivatelife.
  • You'll have tospendasmallfortuneinlegalfeesif youdecideto sue forcompensation.
  • He was soenragedat thearticleabout him that he sued thenewspaper.
  • He was sued forbreachofcontract.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking legal action
  • abatement order
  • accuse
  • ambulance-chasing
  • appear forsomeone
  • bring
  • cease
  • court martial
  • indictment
  • instruct
  • litigate
  • litigation
  • litigious
  • litigiousness
  • locus standi
  • prosecution
  • prosecutorial
  • reindict
  • reindictment
  • retry
  • summons
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(Definition ofsuefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sue| American Dictionary

sue
verb[I/T]
us
/su/
to takelegalactionagainst apersonororganization,esp. by making alegalclaimformoneybecause of someharmthat thepersonororganizationhascausedyou:
[T]She washitby acitybusand is suing thecityfor $2 million.
(Definition ofsuefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sue| Business English

sue
verb[IorT]
LAW
uk
/suː/us
to takelegalactionagainst apersonor anorganization,especiallybyaskingincourtfor them topayyoumoneybecause ofharmthat they havecausedyou:
sue (sb/sth) for sthHe is suing for £2.5m indamagesforunfairdismissal.
Themortgagecompanieswere sued byinvestors.
(Definition ofsuefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsue

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Yet less than a quarter reported 'needed compensation' among their reasons for suing.
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Once an agreement had been struck, employees should no longersuetheir employers about work conditions.
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This is not always so - some claimantssuefor money because they need money.
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Other occupational groups who were apparently more likely tosuethan to be sued were yeomen, scribes and notaries, and apothecaries and barbers.
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Wrongful life suits permit the child tosuefor lifetime expenses.
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Naturally, users object to this and there have been a number of instances of users suing the organizations responsible for such breaches of privacy.
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The fact that she sued and the magistrate took up her case suggests that she could have won the case under other circumstances.
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Finally, wrongful life suits permit children tosuetheir parents for callous or negligent creation, whereas, their counterparts focus only upon medical misfeasance.
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Nowadays, by contrast, anyone who tried too assiduously to follow such advice might well find himself sued for breach of copyright.
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By contrast a defendant has been sued and it is virtually costless for the defendant to plead a negative-expected-value defense.
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The number of people whosuedespite having negative-expected-value suits depends on their expectations as to how much defendant will offer.
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However, it is possible that men's marital and occupational status did have an impact on their ability tosuein the university courts.
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Let himsue; he won't have a chance.
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It explains both why the plaintiff sues the defendant-rather than someone else-and why the defendant is liable to the plaintiff-rather than to someone else.
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Litigation by creditors who sued men for their separated wives' debts often turned on whether the wife had bought unnecessary items.
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