sist
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sist
- /sɪst/
Sounds like cist, cyst · Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
From Latin sistō (“to bring to a stand, stop”).
verb sists · sisting · sisted
- To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
- 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.
noun sists
- a stay or suspension of proceedings 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 […]
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title = {sist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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