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  1. 1. v. t. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. Source: opted
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. Source: adambom
  6. 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. Source: ecdict

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