Keyword
sue
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1221
Readings
(16%)
Composed of
say
reject
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lawsuit; complaint
to make an appeal; to urge
Examples (57 in total)
I will sue you.
He appealed to our emotions.
He tried to appeal.
She sued him.
He was accused of stealing money.
She accused him of stealing her money.
He was accused of stealing the jewels.
We made an appeal for support.
The boy complained of a headache.
She complains about headaches often.
The patient is always complaining of a headache.
Mary sued her own mother.
I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?
The residents made complaints about the noise.
You should sue Tom.
The country appealed to the United Nations for help.
Much to my surprise, my song appealed to many young people.
We must appeal to public opinion about the matter.
You must appeal to public opinion to win the election.
The judge disposed of the case in short order.
He is chargeable with murder.
The judge in the case was not fair.
Your only remedy is to go to the law.
A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.
He was later charged with attempted terrorism-related murder and for his participation in a terrorist group.
Several people have been accused of breaking the law.
He was accused of murder.
She accused me of stealing her money.
The charges against him were dropped because of his youth.
Tom was complaining of back pain.
This nude poster appeals visually to the young.
The district attorney indicted him for theft and murder.
He is accused of murder.
The police accused him of murder.
Mr. Smith sued them for damages.
They sued the government for damages.
She sued him for damages.
Mr Smith is accused of breach of contract.
At last, the students resorted to violence.
No matter how angry he was, he would never resort to violence.
I hope they don't resort to violence to accomplish their goals.
We should not resort to violence.
Don't resort to violence.
You must never resort to violence.
The middle aged man was charged with assault.
He was accused of having violated the law.
Nuclear power plants don't appeal to everybody.
Cambodia appealed to the United Nations for help.
He often complains that he has a toothache.
He was accused of theft.
We should not resort to arms to settle international disputes.
She filed a suit for divorce against him.
He is accused of kidnapping.
In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.
We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence.
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
The actress sued the magazine for libel.