sue for divorce (to)
1sue for — phr verb Sue for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑damage, ↑divorce, ↑libel, ↑negligence, ↑slander …
2divorce — n. 1) to file for, sue for divorce 2) to get, receive a divorce 3) to grant a divorce 4) (a) no fault divorce; an uncontested divorce; (a) divorce by mutual consent 5) (misc.) a divorce settlement * * * [dɪ vɔːs] (a) divorce by mutual consent an… …
3divorce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dissolution of marriage Nouns 1. divorce, divorcement, [legal or trial] separation, dissolution, annulment, parting of the ways, breakup, split up; contested or uncontested divorce, no fault divorce,… …
4divorce — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, abstraction, alienate, alienation, annul, break up, cancel, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, detach, detachment, disaffect, disarticulate, disarticulation, disassociate,… …
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 …
6DIVORCE — (Heb. גֵּרוּשִׁין), the formal dissolution of the marriage bond. IN THE BIBLE Divorce was accepted as an established custom in ancient Israel (cf. Lev. 21:7, 14; 22:13; Num. 30:10; Deut. 22:19, 29). In keeping with the other cultures of the Near… …
7sue — [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… …
8sue */*/ — UK [suː] / UK [sjuː] / US [su] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sue : present tense I/you/we/they sue he/she/it sues present participle suing past tense sued past participle sued to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get… …
9divorce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amicable, uncontested ▪ no fault ▪ acrimonious, bitter, messy, nasty, painful …
10sue — verb (I, T) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way: If the builders don t fulfil their side of the contract, we ll sue. | sue sb for libel/negligence/malpractice etc… …
