sue out

verb

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”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person sues out · participle present suing out · participle past sued out · past sued out

  1. transitivelawTo 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

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APA

sue out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sue%20out

MLA

“sue out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sue%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sue out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sue%20out.

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