Sist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɪst/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sist is a verb meaning (law, Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop.
Meaning
(law, Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop.
More Meanings
- (law, Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
- (law, Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings
Example Sentences
Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.
Fourteen Days are only allowed for Sists of Execution, from the Date the Bill was signed, for the Clerks inquiring in the Condition of the Cautioner […]
Word Forms
- sists
- sisting
- sisted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mo, astrict, advise, essoin, adjudicate, sequester.
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