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Webster 1913 Edition
Sist
Sist
,Verb.
T.
[L.
sistere
to bring to a stand, to stop.] 1.
(Scots Law)
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.
Sist
,Noun.
(Scots Law)
A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
Burril.