sue
Take to court
To sue is to bring legal action against someone, seeking compensation or remedy through the courts: She sued the company for wrongful termination.
The word extends to formal requests: to sue for peace is to petition for an end to hostilities. (Capitalized Sue is a given name.)
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigationLegal dispute process
- complaintExpression of discontent
- summonsFormal court notification
filing · courtroom · trial · judgment · verdict · testimony · litigant · injunction
Formal claim of unfairness
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- complaintExpression of discontent
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
wrongdoing · injury · harm · breach · violation · liability · fault · negligence
Resolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- dismissalRemoval from position
judgment · verdict · ruling · decree · consent · plea · agreement · conciliation
Compensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
redress · award · recovery · reparation · indemnity · compensatory · recoupment · punitive
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigationLegal dispute process
- complaintExpression of discontent
summons · filing · courtroom · trial · judgment · verdict · testimony · litigant · injunction · tort
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- complaintExpression of discontent
accusation · wrongdoing · injury · harm · breach · violation · liability · fault · negligence · wrongful
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
dismissal · judgment · verdict · ruling · decree · consent · plea · agreement · conciliation · adjudication
damages
Compensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
reimbursement · redress · award · recovery · reparation · indemnity · compensatory · recoupment · punitive · monetary
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- Legal Actionslitigate, bring charges, press charges, indict, subpoena
- long U wordscube, cute, mute, tube, tune
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- rightscivil liberties, constitutional rights, right, rights, human rights
- confrontationsargue, fight, clash, quarrel, dispute
suemediate
Facilitate agreement between disputants
arbitrate · negotiate · compromise · reconcile · make peace
- sue meDismissive dare to complainer
- Mary SuesOverly perfect fictional creations
- right to sueEntitlement to legal action
- Sue BirdSeattle basketball icon