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SUE

To initiate a lawsuit or continue a legal proceeding for the recovery of a right; to prosecute, assert a legal claim, or bring action against a particular party.

sue

verb appeal to the law, apply for, ask for relief, bring a legal action, bring an action, bring to justice, bring to the bar, claim, commence a suit, contest, entreat, file a legal claim, file suit, implore, initiate a civil action, inntitute a legal proceeding, institute process, legally pursue, litigate against, make appeal to, orare, petition, plead, preeer a claim, press a claim, pursue a claim, put on trial, seek by request, supplicate, take to court
Associated concepts: power to sue, right to sue, standing to sue
Foreign phrases: Nemo alieno nomine lege agere potest.No one can sue in the name of another.

TO SUE. To prosecute or commence legal proceedings for the purpose of recovering a right.

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Other groups that might sue are the public safety unions.

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The SUE provider next develops a matrix showing all possible highway-utility conflicts.

Subsurface utility engineering: the SUE process revolutionized how designers, engineers, and contractors handle underground pipes and power lines during highway planning, design, and construction

Gaylor, on the other hand, is staking a lot on taxpayer standing, noting that while the plaintiffs are all Foundation staffers, they assert the fight to sue as taxpayers.

Hour of decision: Supreme Court will decide whether taxpayers can challenge President Bush's 'faith-based' crusade

Another issue is that lengthy play therapy in private settings may be a luxury for many Mexican-American children who are disproportionately poor (Sue & Sue, 2003).

Using Axline's eight principles of play therapy with Mexican-American children

His mother, in particular, was instrumental in teaching Sue and his brothers to stand up and fight injustice.

Profiling Derald Wing Sue: blazing the trail for the multicultural journey and social justice in counseling

Sue's narrative is quite extensive and provides a broad picture of her life experiences; however, additional information about Sue would help to ensure more appropriate career counseling interventions.

Mediating the self: the case of Sue

In many cases, including Sue, some of the holes match the size and spacing of the teeth in an adult T.

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I worried Sue wouldn't live up to expectations," Hendrickson says.

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In 1985 the New York Court of Appeals clarified the Ultramares rule by setting forth a legal test (known as the Credit Alliance standard) containing three elements that must be satisfied for a nonclient to be able to sue an accountant for negligent misrepresentation under the near-privity standard:

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Although there's only one book out there saying bad things about David Trimble, he's going to have to stand in line at the courthouse to sue.

TRUTH, TERROR, AND DAVID TRIMBLE

Interactions are extended to include maintenance of religious beliefs, and great importance is placed on practicing religious traditions (Sue & Sue (1990), including sacrifice, charity, and the enduring of wrongs (Yamamoto & Acosta, 1982).

Cultural characteristics of Mexican Americans: issues in rehabilitation counseling and services

Sue has attempted to use a primary control strategy that aimed to selectively optimize her role and skills as a mediator by changing her employers' expectations and demands in the face of a threat to her vocational identity and has failed in this attempt.