1. [n]  French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
2. [v]  institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"

1. \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suing}.]
   [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il
   siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere,
   for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,
   and probably to E. see, v.t. See {See}, v. t., and cf.
   {Consequence}, {Ensue}, {Execute}, {Obsequious}, {Pursue},
   {Second}, {Sect} in religion, {Sequence}, {Suit}.]
   1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
      to woo.
            For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
                                                  --Chaucer.
            I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and
            sought with all the service due.      --Spenser.
            Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --Tennyson.
   2. (Law)
      (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
          institute process in law against; to bring an action
          against; to prosecute judicially.
      (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
          proper termination; to gain by legal process.
   3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
   4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
      --R. H. Dana, Jr.
   {To sue out} (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply
      for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
      out a pardon for a criminal.
   

2. \Sue\, v. i.
   1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to
      entreat; to plead.
            By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel
            and redress, he sues to you.          --Pope.
            C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of
            a triumph and the consulship.         --C.
                                                  Middleton.
            The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
                                                  --Jefferson.
   2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
      something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
   3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
   4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
      --R. H. Dana, Jr.
   

The system language used to write an operating system for the IBM 360. It is a cross between Pascal and XPL. It allows type checked separate compilation of internal procedures using a program library.

["The System Language for Project Sue", B.L. Clark e al, SIGPLAN Notices 6(9):79-88 (Oct 1971)].