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词汇 suing
释义 suing
present participle ofsue
sue
verb[ I or T ]
uk /suː/ us /suː/
C2
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: 控告,对…提起诉讼(尤指要求赔偿)
He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.他对信里的指控愤怒至极,扬言要控告对方。
She sued the paper for(= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.因为该报纸诽谤她是妓女,她对其提起了诉讼要求赔偿损失。
She is suing her husband for(= in order to get a) divorce.她正在和丈夫打官司要求离婚。
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litigatespecialized
She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.她威胁说要起诉该杂志诽谤。
She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.这家报纸对她的私生活造谣诬蔑,她决定以诽谤罪起诉。
You'll have to spend a small fortune in legal fees if you decide to sue for compensation.如果你决定索赔,要支付一大笔法律费用。
He was so enraged at the article about him that he sued the newspaper.
He was sued for breach of contract.他因为违反合同而被起诉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Taking legal action
abatement order
ambulance-chasing
appear for someone
bring
bring an action
complainant
enter
indict
indictment
lawyer
lawyer up
legal action
litigant
litigate
petitioner
prosecute
prosecution
prosecutorial
reindict
reindictment

Examples of suing


suing

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 for suing.
Naturally, users object to this and there have been a number of instances of users suing the organizations responsible for such breaches of privacy.
Three years later she fled, suing her brother-in-law for her fortune.
Masters suing alone account for only 6 per cent of the sample, actions by mates just 3 per cent.#!
These included disability from suing in civil courts, from acting as executors of wills and from making a will.
The idea of suing the benefactor or engaging in litigation is difficult to imagine.
Reducing plaintiff's payoff to less than her costs may, if anticipated, deter the plaintiff from suing in the first place.
Confronted with such a commitment, plaintiff may not be able to anticipate suing profitably.
This leads to the question of how long they did in fact put up with it before suing for a separation.
With these larger laser pulses, fusion gains of 35 and above can be reached suing the very uncomplicated and robust volume ignition.
Interestingly, this was revealed by the gender of witnesses, men used male witnesses to testify to wifely adultery, women suing for cruelty were supported mostly by other women.
The aldermen seem to have accepted female principals either suing or defending themselves as both common and proper, thereby upholding the right of women to manage their own property.
The employer will have no compunction in suing for damages if the union fails to stick to its word.
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On the other hand, most of my practice consists of professional liability work, either suing or defending accountants and such like.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I have in mind a case where the plaintiff is suing an impecunious defendant.
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