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1Sued — Sue 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 …
2PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …
3Sue — 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… …
4Sue Ellen Ewing — Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood (born 1947) is a character on the popular American television series Dallas , played by Linda Gray from 1978 to 1989. Sue Ellen was the long suffering two time wife of the nefarious J.R. Ewing.Sue Ellen was the… …
5sue — [ su ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit: If we go public with these allegations, do you think …
6sue — vb sued, su·ing [Anglo French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow] vt: to bring an action against: seek justice from by legal process vi: to bring an action in court Merriam… …
7sue for peace — formal phrase if a country that has been fighting sues for peace, it asks for the fighting to stop in order to avoid being defeated totally Thesaurus: ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fightshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym… …
8Sue — Sue, v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. [1913 Webster] By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. Pope. [1913 Webster] C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the… …
9sue — [sju: US su:] v [I and T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Anglo French; Origin: suer to follow, make a legal claim to , from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; SEQUENCE] 1.) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have… …
10sue out — vt: to apply for and obtain in judicial proceedings sued out a summons Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sue out …
