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sued

/suːd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
  2. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
  3. (of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
  4. To leave high and dry on shore.
  5. To court.
  6. To follow.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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