Law. transitive. To go to law with, to sue (a person). Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > sue or institute action against (25) pleada1325 Law. transitive. To go to law with, to sue (a person). Obsolete. implead1387 transitive. To sue (a person, etc.) in a court of justice, raise an action against. follow1389 transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To begin or pursue legal proceedings against (a person); to prosecute, indict (a person). Also intransitive. Obsolete. pursue1454 Law. transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To prosecute in a court of law, to sue (a person). Also: to prosecute a person for (a particular offence). Obsolete… process1493 transitive. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English. To institute a process or legal action against, to sue, prosecute; to obtain a process or summons… to put in suit1495 To prosecute (a person); to take legal action against. Also to have in suit. Cf. phrases 1a(a). Obsolete. to call (a person) unto the law?a1513 The action of the courts of law, as a means of procuring redress of grievances or enforcing claims; judicial remedy. Frequent in phrases to go to… sue1526 transitive. To initiate legal proceedings against (a person or organization); to take legal action or make a legal claim against; to bring a… suit1560 transitive. To make an application or appeal to (a person); to petition or entreat. Also: to bring a lawsuit against (a person); to sue. Obsolete. prosecute1579 Law. transitive. To institute legal proceedings against (a person, organization, etc.) for an offence; to bring a charge against; to arraign before… to fetch a person over the hips1587 figurative. to fetch a person over the hips: to provoke, incite, or goad a person, as if by striking him or her. Cf. fetch, v. 8b. Obsolete. rare. trounce1638 To punish by legal action or process; to indict, to sue at law. Now dialect. law1647 transitive. To go to law with, proceed against in the courts. prosecute1656 Law. transitive. To institute legal proceedings against a person for (a crime, etc.). action1734 transitive. To bring a legal action against. Now chiefly Caribbean. to fetch law of1832 colloquial. To obtain, ‘take out’ (a court summons, etc.) against a person. Also to fetch law of: to bring an action against. court1847 To sue in a court of law, to ‘put in the court’. colloquial. (Cf. county court, v.) chicane1865 transitive. To enter into litigation with (a person). Obsolete. actionize1871 transitive. To bring a legal action against. Obsolete. rare. run1891 transitive. To prosecute (a person) for an offence; to sue (a person) for damages. Now rare. Subcategories:— in specific court (3) — sue successfully (2) |
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