\Sist\, v. t. [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]
1. (Scots Law) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or
   suspend; to stop.
2. 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.

\Sist\, n. (Scots Law)
A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of
proceedings. --Burril.