Thesaurus: sist

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1. v. t. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
2. v. t. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court.
3. n. A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
4. 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. A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. Burril.
5. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
6. v. t. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. v. t. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. n. A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.