01 v. t. To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
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To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.(Scots Law)
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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.