sist
English
/sɪst/
verb
Definitions
- (legal) To stay e.g. judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop
- (legal) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
Etymology
Derived from Latin sistō (stand, I place, I stand, set, place, stop, be placed, I cause to stand, I bring to a stand).
Origin
Latin
sistō
Gloss
stand, I place, I stand, set, place, stop, be placed, I cause to stand, I bring to a stand
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
止