Sue

To commence or continue legal proceedings for the recovery of a right. See "Action;" "Suit."

To commence or to continue legal proceedings for the recovery of a right. See U. S. v. Moore, 11 Fed. 251; Action; Suit.

To prosecute by law; to commence legal proceedings against a party. It is applied almost exclusively to the institution and prosecution of a civil action. See Chal-lenor v. Nlles, 78 III. 78; Murphy v. Cochran, 1 Hill (N. Y.) 342; Kuklence v. Vocht, 4 Pa. Co. Ct. R. 372; U. S. v. Moore (C. Ct) 11 Fed. 251.

— Sue out. To obtain by application; to petition for and take out. Properly the term is applied only to the obtaining and issuing of such process as is only accorded upon an application first made; but conventionally it is also used of the taking out of process which issues of course. The term is occasionally used of instruments other than writs. Thus, we speak of "suing out" a pardon. See South Missouri Lumber Co. v. Wright, 114 Mo. 326, 21 S. W. 811; Kelley v. Vincent, 8 Ohio St. 420; U. S. v. American Lumber Co.., 85 Fed. 830, 29 a C. A. 431.

To follow at law; to prosecute judicially; to commence a suit; to prosecute a suit already begun. Sue out: to obtain judicially and issue, — applied only to process, particularly such as is specially granted.

See Suit.

To proceed judicially; to commence or to prosecute in court. Burrill says, that to prosecute an action ah'eady commenced seems to have been the original meaning. As now used, it may mean, to commence a proceeding. See Suit.