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   Sue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing .] [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. , Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.]
   To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
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   For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
   Chaucer.
   
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   I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
   And sued and sought with all the service due.
   Spenser.
   
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   Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.
   Tennyson.
   
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   (Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
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   (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
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   (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
   R. H. Dana, Jr.
   
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   To sue out (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal.
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   Sue , v. i.
   To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
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   By adverse destiny constrained to sue
   For counsel and redress, he sues to you.
   Pope.
   
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   Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.
   C. Middleton.
   
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   The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
   Jefferson.
   
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   (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
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   To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.
   Massinger.
   
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   (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
   R. H. Dana, Jr.
   
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