sue

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in Vietnamese Khiếu nại pháp lý, kiện cáo

BrE /suː/ AmE /suː/

verb en → vi

past sued pp sued ing suing

1 LEGAL ACTION [transitive] B1

Khiếu nại pháp lý, kiện cáo

to take legal action against someone in a court of law, usually to get money from them as compensation for something they have done wrong

  • sue somebody

Collocations sue a company for damages · sue someone for breach of contract

  • He is suing the company for unfair dismissal.

    Anh ta đang kiện công ty vì sa thải không công bằng.

2 PERSONAL CLAIM [transitive] B2

Kiện đòi bồi thường, kiện ngăn chặn hành vi phi pháp

to make a claim against someone in court, usually for compensation or to stop them from doing something that is affecting you negatively

  • sue somebody

Collocations sue a neighbour for noise disturbance · sue someone for harassment

  • She is suing her landlord for failing to repair the roof.

    Cô ấy đang kiện chủ nhà vì không sửa chữa mái nhà.