sued
Sought legal redress
Sued is the past tense of sue, meaning to bring legal action against someone: She sued the company for wrongful termination.
The word implies formal court proceedings seeking damages or other remedies.
You can sue for specific things—sued for custody, sued for defamation—or sue someone generally: He threatened to sue.
Civil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
litigant · summons · complaint · filing · pleadings · motion · counterclaim · deposition
Payment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- redressCompensation for injury
indemnity · liability · negligence · tort · breach · infringement · malpractice · defamation
Formal claim of unfairness
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- conflictOpposition between parties
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
wrongdoing · harm · injury · violation · accusation · complaint · wrongful · aggrieved
Resolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
out-of-court · dismissal · judgment · ruling · decree · stipulation · consent
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
lawyer · litigant · summons · complaint · filing · pleadings · motion · counterclaim · deposition · interrogatories
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
redress · indemnity · liability · negligence · tort · breach · infringement · malpractice · defamation · slander
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- conflictOpposition between parties
contention · wrongdoing · harm · injury · violation · accusation · complaint · wrongful · aggrieved · recourse
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
negotiation · out-of-court · dismissal · judgment · ruling · decree · stipulation · consent
suedarbitrated
Settled by third party
mediated · negotiated · reconciled · compromised · settled
- sue meDismissive dare to complainer
- Mary SuesOverly perfect fictional creations
- right to sueEntitlement to legal action
- Sue BirdSeattle basketball icon