Sues

Takes to court

Sues is the third-person singular of sue—to bring legal action against someone: She sues her former employer for wrongful termination.

Sue can also mean to make a formal request, especially in the phrase sue for peace, meaning to ask for an end to hostilities.

litigation

lawsuit

Civil court proceeding

damages · attorney · legal action · complaint · filing · tribunal · judgment · settlement · litigant · claims

seeking

petition

Formal written appeal

entreat · implore · beseech · plead · solicit · ask · claim · advocate · lobby · invoke

Opposites
legal action initiation

Suessettles

Comes to rest

dismisses · arbitrates · mediates · negotiates · compromises

relational role in litigation

Suesdefends

Acts to protect

stands trial · answers to

conflict approach

Suesforgives

Ceases to blame

pardons · lets go · makes peace · reconciles · absolves

Phrases
Family

sue, sued, pursue, pursues, pursued, pursuer, pursuers, ensue, ensues

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G