Citation

Definitions

1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
   countable, uncountable
2. The paper containing such summons or notice.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
   countable, uncountable
4. An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
   countable, uncountable
5. The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
   countable, uncountable
6. A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
   countable, uncountable
7. Enumeration; mention.
   countable, uncountable
8. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
   countable, uncountable
9. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“No citation was issued upon this appeal returnable to the next term of this court, nor was the record⟳ filed and the cause docketed during that term. On the 29th of May, 1865, however, a citation was issued, returnable at this term, and service of this citation was acknowledged by the present⟳ district attorney; and the writ was returned and the record⟳ filed at this term, under an agreement between the district attorney and the attorney for the claimants, to submit⟳ the cause upon printed briefs.”

“In late September, over a three-day period, Placer County conducted 183 stops among riders, some involving groups, which led to 30 citations and 25 e-motorcycles being towed.”

“Historically, target⟳ words were garnered through focused reading programs and citations were handwritten on slips of paper which were collated alphabetically and stored in drawers for ready access (much like⟳ old-fashioned library catalogues).”

“It's a simple citation of facts.”

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