SIST

Etymology

Verb

sist (third-person singular simple present sists, present participle sisting, simple past and past participle sisted)

(legal, Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop

(legal, Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court

Noun

sist (plural sists)

(legal, Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings

Anagrams

• SITs, Sits, ists, sits

Source: Wiktionary

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Sist, v. t. Etym: [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]

1. (Scots Law)

Definition: 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, n. (Scots Law)

Definition: A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. Burril.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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