verklagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• sue verb To take legal action against someone, typically in a civil (non-criminal) case.
• trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

verklagen is used for these senses in English:

• sue (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
• trounce (transitive, Britain, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

trounce — full definition

1. verb To beat severely; to thrash.
2. verb To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
3. verb To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
4. verb To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

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