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হোমঅভিধানSsue

লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।

এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।

sue

sue
Transitive Verb
past: suedpp: sueding: suing

This term carries a heavy legal weight and implies a formal, adversarial process. It is used when a dispute has escalated beyond negotiation and requires a judicial decision. While it can be used in casual conversation to threaten someone (e.g., I will sue you), in professional contexts it denotes the official filing of a lawsuit.

Because the word describes a specific legal action, it is almost always paired with the preposition for when specifying the cause of the action or the desired outcome. It differs from words like litigate, which describes the broader process of taking a case to court, whereas sue focuses on the act of initiating the claim against a specific party.

Meanings

Transitive Verbsue
[~ someone][~ someone for something]

To institute legal proceedings against a person or organization in a court of law to seek a legal remedy or damages.

Transitive Verbsue
[~ for something]

To petition a court for a specific legal order or decree, such as a divorce or a restraining order.

She decided to sue for divorce after years of separation.

Examples

I will sue you for every penny you have.

The company was sued for negligence after the accident.

Business

If they do not pay the invoice, we might have to sue them.

Office

She decided to sue for divorce after years of unhappiness.

She decided to sue for divorce after years of unhappiness.

Romance

I wonder if I can sue the landlord for the mold in my apartment.

The victim is suing the city for damages.

The victim is suing the city for damages.

He threatened to sue the publisher for defamation.

The detective noted that the plaintiff intended to sue for a restraining order.

Detective

They are suing for a legal decree to settle the estate.

They are suing for a legal decree to settle the estate.

History

Phrasal Verbs

sue for

to petition a court for a specific legal decree or remedy

The couple decided to sue for divorce after a long separation.

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