Sist /(?)/
Sist
v. t.
- To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. (Scots Law)
-
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.
Sist
n.
- A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. (Scots Law)