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giser

giser (jI-s[schwa]r), vb. [Law French] Hist. (Of an action) to lie; to be capable of being brought as a suit in court. • This verb, in its inflected form gist, appeared in such phrases as ou assise ne gist point (“when an assise does not lie”), le action bien gist (“the action well lies”), gist […]

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gist

gist (jist). 1. The ground or essence (of a legal action) (the gist of the crime). 2. The main point (she skimmed the brief to get the gist of it). • This noun derives from the Law French verb giser “to lie.” See GISER.

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