Sit in United Kingdom

Meaning of Sit

The following is an old definition of Sit [1]: To hold a session of court; to hold court. Sittings. In England, has much the same meaning that session or term has with us. Sittings in bane are for determining matters of law; sittings at nisi prius, for trying issues of fact. See Session; Teem, 4.

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Notes and References

1. Concept of Sit provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)