sisting

Verb

sist (third-person singular simple present sists, present participle sisting, simple past and past participle sisted)

1. (Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
2. (Scotland) 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.1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform

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