SUE, su. L. sequor. See Seek and Essay.

1. To seek justice or right from one by legal process to institute process in law against one to prosecute in a action for the recovery of a real or supposed right as, to sue one for debt to sue one for damages in trespass. Matthew 5
2. To gain by legal process.
3. To clean the beak, as a hawk a term of falconry.

To sue out, 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.

SUE, To prosecute to make legal claim to seek for in law as, to sue for damages.

1. To seek by request to apply for to petition to entreat.

By adverse destiny constrain'd to sue

For counsel and redress, he sues to you.

2. To make interest for to demand.

Caesar come to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.