| sist | 1. 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. "Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle." (Sir W. Hamilton) Origin: L. Sistere to bring to a stand, to stop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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