sist /sɪst/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop •(Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into courtSome, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. — 1852 noun1 •(Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedingsFourteen 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 […] — 1693 formssisted · sisting · sists
