/ suː; NAmE ; BrE also sjuː/ verb
1.
sue (sb) (for sth) to make a claim against sb in court about sth that they have said or done to harm you :
[ vn ]
to sue sb for breach of contract
to sue sb for $10 million (= in order to get money from sb)
to sue sb for damages
[ v ]
They threatened to sue if the work was not completed.
2.
[ v ] sue for sth ( formal ) to formally ask for sth, especially in court :
to sue for divorce
The rebels were forced to sue for peace.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French suer , based on Latin sequi follow. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow .