Sist (?), v. t. [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]
1. ScotsLaw
To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
2.
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.
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Sist (?), n. ScotsLaw
A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
Burril.
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