Definition of sist Sist
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What does sist mean?
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- sist (v. t.)
To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. - sist (v. t.)
To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. - sist (n.)
A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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sist
sist, v.t. (Scots law) to present at the bar: cause to appear, summon: to delay, stop.βn. the act of staying diligence or execution on decrees for civil debts. [L. sistΔre, to make to stand.]
