英语词汇“to sue for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. intransitive. to sue for (formerly also †to sue upon): to bring a lawsuit in order to obtain (something); to make a legal claim to. Also: to bring a lawsuit on the grounds of. Cf. sense 11a.

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c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iv. l. 370 Þat is noþer [emended in ed. to noȝt] reisonable ne rect to refusy my syres sorname, Sitth y, [h]is sone and seruaunt, suwe for his ryghte.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2075 Þe blynd man wist..he shuld have lost his while, To make his pleynt on Beryn, & suyd oppon his good.

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iv. v, in Terence in Eng. 86 He is now at law for his inheritance. Hee sues for his patrimonie.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxi. 113 He hath the same Liberty to sue for his right.

1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 146 She sued for Alimony.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. i. vi. §44 That first [husband] hath it in his power..to sue for a divorce against her.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 115 The Prince of Wales..was under the age at which he could legally sue for such an object.

1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xxii. 175 To sue for a debt.

1901 W. R. H. Trowbridge Lett. Mother to Elizabeth xxii. 105 Connie Metcalfe is suing for breach of promise,—ten thousand pounds damages.

2007 Independent 23 May 37/2 Now hundreds of newly trained energy inspectors are threatening to sue for lost earnings.

单词	to sue for
释义	> as lemmas to sue for c. intransitive. to sue for (formerly also †to sue upon): to bring a lawsuit in order to obtain (something); to make a legal claim to. Also: to bring a lawsuit on the grounds of. Cf. sense 11a. ΚΠ c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iv. l. 370 Þat is noþer [emended in ed. to noȝt] reisonable ne rect to refusy my syres sorname, Sitth y, [h]is sone and seruaunt, suwe for his ryghte. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2075 Þe blynd man wist..he shuld have lost his while, To make his pleynt on Beryn, & suyd oppon his good. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iv. v, in Terence in Eng. 86 He is now at law for his inheritance. Hee sues for his patrimonie. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxi. 113 He hath the same Liberty to sue for his right. 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 146 She sued for Alimony. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. i. vi. §44 That first [husband] hath it in his power..to sue for a divorce against her. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 115 The Prince of Wales..was under the age at which he could legally sue for such an object. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xxii. 175 To sue for a debt. 1901 W. R. H. Trowbridge Lett. Mother to Elizabeth xxii. 105 Connie Metcalfe is suing for breach of promise,—ten thousand pounds damages. 2007 Independent 23 May 37/2 Now hundreds of newly trained energy inspectors are threatening to sue for lost earnings. extracted from suev. < as lemmas
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