Sue
verb — past tense: sued ; past participle: sued ; present participle: suing ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) ~ (somebody) (for something) (to bring a lawsuit in court against, to appeal to, to beg or plead (for)) សុំ, សួររក, សួរ, ពឹង, ស្ដី, ត្រូវប្រើ, ត្រូវការ, ចង់បាន, ទាមទារ, ប្ដឹងទាមទារ, ទាររក (អោយមកចំពោះមុខ), ស្វែងរក, បានសម្រេច
Example: Sue him in a law court, sue for a divorce.sue a company ប្ដឹង sue the court ប្ដឹងទៅ, sue a girl ចែចង់ - 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (1. Law. To institute legal proceedings; bring suit. 2. To make an appeal or entreaty: "I sue for grace". 3. To pay court; woo) ប្ដឹង
Example: If you don't complete the works, I will sue you for damages.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: sued ; past participle: sued ; present participle: suing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- 7.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
- 8.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.
- 9.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
- 1.
- appeal, bog, claim, demand, entreat, indict, litigate, petition, plead, pray, prosecute, solicit