sue out

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Verb

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sue out (third-person singular simple present sues out, present participle suing out, simple past and past participle sued out)

  1. (transitive, law) To petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain.
    to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal