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.