Meaning
Suing means taking legal action against a person or organization in a civil court to seek financial compensation or a legal remedy for harm caused.
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you:
- He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.
- She sued the paper for (= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
- She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce.
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