- accuse
- appeal
- charge
- claim
- file
- indict
- petition
- plead
- prosecute
- beg
- beseech
- contest
- demand
- entreat
- litigate
- solicit
- summon
- supplicate
- bring an action
- claim damages
- drag into court
- enter a plea
- file a claim
- file suit
- follow up
- haul into court
- have the law on
- have up
- institute legal proceedings
- prefer charges against
- pull up
- put away
- see in court
- take out after
- take to court
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On this page you’ll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sue, such as: accuse, appeal, charge, claim, file, and indict.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO SUE
- allege
- apprehend
- arraign
- arrest
- attack
- attribute
- betray
- blame
- blow the whistle
- brand
- bring charges
- censure
- charge
- cite
- complain
- criminate
- denounce
- file claim
- finger
- frame
- hang something on
- hold accountable
- impeach
- implicate
- impute
- incriminate
- inculpate
- indict
- lay at door
- let have it
- libel
- litigate
- lodge complaint
- name
- pin on
- point finger at
- prosecute
- recriminate
- serve summons
- slander
- slur
- sue
- summon
- tax
- address
- adjure
- advance
- apply
- ask
- beg
- beseech
- bid
- call
- call upon
- claim
- contest
- crave
- demand
- entreat
- hit on
- implore
- importune
- petition
- plead
- pray
- propose
- proposition
- question
- refer
- require
- resort to
- solicit
- strike
- submit
- sue
- supplicate
- urge
- addresses
- adjures
- advances
- applies
- asks
- begs
- beseeches
- bids
- calls
- calls upon
- claims
- contests
- craves
- demands
- entreats
- hits on
- implores
- importunes
- petitions
- pleads
- prays
- proposes
- propositions
- questions
- refers
- requires
- resorts to
- solicits
- strikes
- submits
- sues
- supplicates
- urges
- appeal
- claim
- demand
- inquire
- petition
- put in
- put in for
- requisition
- solicit
- sue
- angle
- appeal
- apply
- beg
- beseech
- bite
- bum
- call for
- charge
- claim
- command
- contend for
- crave
- demand
- entreat
- file for
- hit
- hustle
- implore
- impose
- knock
- levy
- mooch
- order
- petition
- plead
- pray
- promote
- request
- requisition
- seek
- solicit
- sue
- supplicate
- touch
- urge
- abjure
- advocate
- apply to
- ask
- beseech
- besiege
- call to
- canvass
- conjure
- crave
- desire
- entreat
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- invoke
- nag
- obsecrate
- obtest
- petition
- plead
- pray
- press
- requisition
- solicit
- sue
- supplicate
- urge
- woo
- worry
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law, bring legal charges against
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law, bring legal charges against
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law, bring legal charges against
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bring legal charges against
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bring legal charges against
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Sue, Eugene Sueverb
French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
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action, sue, litigate, processverb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
«He was warned that the district attorney would process him»; «She actioned the company for discrimination»
Synonyms:
process, action, accomplish, execute, work, serve, carry through, swear out, fulfil, work on, carry out, sue, treat, march, fulfill, litigate
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List of paraphrases for «sue»:
sues, mvm, sué, suing, prosecute, swe, stéphanie, susan, sued, continue, -sue
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Donald Trump:
If he gets the nomination, they’re going to sue his ass up.
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Floyd Abrams:
I think Supreme Court’s Supreme Court, i can understand CNN being reluctant to sue because the president keeps saying CNN is the enemy of me, and CNN might have reluctance to have a lawsuit titled’ CNN vs. Donald Trump.’ That said, yes, I think they should sue.
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Jeffrey Lichtman:
I think that this could be interpreted as not permitting her to sue anyone else for any claims relating to Jeffrey Epstein, but it really depends on how this is interpreted. It was either purposefully vague or badly written.
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Timothy Sandefur:
It’s a shameful abuse of authority and a form of bullying by school officials who are the employees of Callie and Debra, for the school board to turn around and sue them for trying to be engaged citizens concerned about what’s going on in public schools their tax dollars pay for – it’s disgraceful and the school board should be ashamed of its behavior.
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Bill Maher:
During the Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn’t have time to sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressing problems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.
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1 (Law) bring an action against (someone), charge, have the law on (someone) (informal) indict, institute legal proceedings against (someone), prefer charges against (someone), prosecute, summon, take (someone) to court
2 appeal for, beg, beseech, entreat, petition, plead, solicit, supplicate
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( sues 3rd person present) ( suing present participle) ( sued past tense & past participle ) If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. verb
Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks… V n for n
One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue. V
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as in to ask
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as in to prosecute
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sue
verb
Definition of sue
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as in to ask
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ask
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invoke
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desire
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request
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compel
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insist
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require
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coerce
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claim
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force
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bludge
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demand
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sponge
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pray
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beg
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cadge
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implore
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mooch
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appeal (to)
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petition
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beseech
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entreat
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conjure
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plead (to)
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besiege
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importune
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supplicate
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solicit
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impetrate
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command
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imply
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suggest
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please
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hint
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satisfy
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oblige
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appease
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placate
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gratify
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intimate
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pacify
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conciliate
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comfort
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content
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mollify
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quiet
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console
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please
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intimate
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pacify
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conciliate
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comfort
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as in to prosecute
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prosecute
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try
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appeal
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cite
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implicate
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summon
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book
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inform (against)
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report
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retaliate
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arraign
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call (on)
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chide
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blame
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criticize
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name
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tax
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inculpate
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rebuke
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accuse
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fault
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impugn
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reprove
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denounce
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incriminate
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condemn
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defame
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impeach
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indict
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frame
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castigate
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damn
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censure
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recriminate
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reproach
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criminate
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charge
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reprobate
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vindicate
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defend
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exonerate
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absolve
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acquit
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clear
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advocate
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justify
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exculpate
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forgive
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excuse
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remit
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pardon
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champion
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shrive
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acquit
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clear
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advocate
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