stet
verb
ˈstet 
stetted; stetting
transitive verb
: to direct retention of (a word or passage previously ordered to be deleted or omitted from a manuscript or printer's proof) by annotating usually with the word stet
Word History
Etymology
Latin, let it stand, from stare to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
stet
noun
ˈstet
: an order staying all proceedings in an action —used especially in Maryland
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