Bookmark the Dictionary of Words Online

suing definition from the Dictionary of Words

Home Contact us New words
Web Images MP3/Audio Video Directory News
Help
Terms of Service
RESULTS IN:    English Spanish

Found 2 hits - Term: suing, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
suing \su"ing\, n. cf. f. suer to sweat, l. sudare.
   the process of soaking through anything. obs. --bacon.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sue \sue\, v. t. imp.  p. p. sued; p. pr.  vb. n. suing.
   oe. suen, sewen, siwen, of. sivre pres.ind. 3d sing. il
   siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow, ll. sequere,
   for l. sequi, secutus; akin to gr. ?, skr. sac to accompany,
   and probably to e. see, v.t. see see, v. t., and cf.
   consequence, ensue, execute, obsequious, pursue,
   second, sect in religion, sequence, suit.
   1. to follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
      to woo.
      1913 webster

            for yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            i was beloved of many a gentle knight,
            and sued and sought with all the service due.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

            sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   2. law
      a to seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
          institute process in law against; to bring an action
          against; to prosecute judicially.
      b to proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
          proper termination; to gain by legal process.
          1913 webster

   3. falconry to clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
      1913 webster

   4. naut. to leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
      --r. h. dana, jr.
      1913 webster

   to sue out law, to petition for and take out, or to apply
      for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
      out a pardon for a criminal.
      1913 webster
see also:
sued suing see consequence ensue execute 
obsequious pursue second sect sequence 
suit to sue out 

Results 1 - 1 of 1 found about suing:

Suing >> S Words
Suing, definition of term: Suing
suing_pag1.html


Last accessed:2008/10/10 22:50:35 [Total processing time: 1 seconds]
Myspace Layouts for Girls My Space
Middle East Business España México Puerto Rico Costa Rica Argentina Directorio
Dictionary online database provided by dict.org