suing
present participle ofsue
| 单词 | suing |
| 释义 | suing present participle ofsue sue verb[IorT] uk/suː/us/suː/C2 to takelegalactionagainst apersonororganization,especiallyby making alegalclaimformoneybecause of someharmthat they havecausedyou: He was sofuriousabout theaccusationsin theletterthat hethreatenedto sue. She sued thepaperfor(= inorderto get)damagesafter theywronglydescribedher as aprostitute. She is suing herhusbandfor(= inorderto get a)divorce. Compare litigatespecialized
Taking legal action
Examplesofsuingsuing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Yet less than a quarter reported 'needed compensation' among their reasons forsuing. From theCambridge English Corpus Naturally, users object to this and there have been a number of instances of userssuingthe organizations responsible for such breaches of privacy. From theCambridge English Corpus Three years later she fled,suingher brother-in-law for her fortune. From theCambridge English Corpus Masterssuingalone account for only 6 per cent of the sample, actions by mates just 3 per cent.#! From theCambridge English Corpus These included disability fromsuingin civil courts, from acting as executors of wills and from making a will. From theCambridge English Corpus The idea ofsuingthe benefactor or engaging in litigation is difficult to imagine. From theCambridge English Corpus Reducing plaintiff's payoff to less than her costs may, if anticipated, deter the plaintiff fromsuingin the first place. From theCambridge English Corpus Confronted with such a commitment, plaintiff may not be able to anticipatesuingprofitably. From theCambridge English Corpus This leads to the question of how long they did in fact put up with it beforesuingfor a separation. From theCambridge English Corpus With these larger laser pulses, fusion gains of 35 and above can be reachedsuingthe very uncomplicated and robust volume ignition. From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, this was revealed by the gender of witnesses, men used male witnesses to testify to wifely adultery, womensuingfor cruelty were supported mostly by other women. From theCambridge English Corpus The aldermen seem to have accepted female principals eithersuingor defending themselves as both common and proper, thereby upholding the right of women to manage their own property. From theCambridge English Corpus The employer will have no compunction insuingfor damages if the union fails to stick to its word. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, most of my practice consists of professional liability work, eithersuingor defending accountants and such like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have in mind a case where the plaintiff issuingan impecunious defendant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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