Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law, the act of legally staying diligence or execution on decrees for civil debts.
- In Scots law: To present at the bar: used reflexively: for example, a party is said to sist himself when appearing before the court to answer
- To cause to appear; cite into court; summon.
- To stop; stay; delay: now only in Scots law.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Scots Law) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
- transitive verb Scot. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court.
- noun (Scots Law) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law, Scotland A
stay orsuspension of proceedings.
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Examples
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I definitely plan to enter more often. lyb - butternut squash and thyme - a great new combination to try! thanks for tagging me! resa - Thanks sist!
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The flavor and texture was phenomenal. resa - yes, sist! mom said it was our southern roots coming through! anali - thanks for visiting mine! gattina - thanks!
I have a crush… at 2008
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Divorced in her early 60s and ready for something new, she drove from her home in Minnesota to resettle in San Francisco, where her two sist ...
Mark Miller: For Earth Day, Consider a Midlife Green Career Switch 2009
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Divorced in her early 60s and ready for something new, she drove from her home in Minnesota to resettle in San Francisco, where her two sist ...
Mark Miller: For Earth Day, Consider a Midlife Green Career Switch 2009
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April 26, 2008 at 6:50 am rey-sist teh temptashun, reyyy-sist it!
teh road to basement cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Eg har tenkt på deg stundom, fordi det høyrdes så spanande ut det du sa du dreiv med sist vi møttes.
The curse of a social being Torill 2007
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‘I sist you to compear before the Great White Throne, and I warn you the summons shall be bloody and sudden.’
Lay Morals 2005
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If they re - sist, and if we have to, we'll cut down anyone who lifts a finger to oppose us and then we'll level the place.
Soul of the Fire Goodkind, Terry 1999
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Dr Siti Hasare among your brothers and sist nor the good from you, neither their capacities nor their limitations - who shall never lose their conidence in you as partners in reconstruction and development.
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Tuero had come to the Gather with other harpers to as - sist the Hold's regular harper, another victim, as were Tuero's companions.
Nerilka's Story McCaffrey, Anne 1986
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