For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
--Chaucer.
I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and
sought with all the service due. --Spenser.
Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. --Tennyson.
2. (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.
3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.
{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.
By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel
and redress, he sues to you. --Pope.
C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of
a triumph and the consulship. --C.
Middleton.
The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
--Jefferson.
2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.