Meaning of 'sist'

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Meaning of ‘sist’

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sist

(Scots Law) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.

To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.] Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. Sir W. Hamilton. A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. Burril.

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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