sue

To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

sue someone for selling a faulty product

I plan to sue you for everything you have.

To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.

The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.

To clean (the beak, etc.).

To leave high and dry on shore.

to sue a ship

To court.

A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.

For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.

Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”).