Citation

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  • noun. The act of citing.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A quotation of or explicit reference to a source for substantiation, as in a scholarly paper.
  • noun. A reference to a previous court decision or other authority for a point of law, usually by case title and other information.
  • noun. Enumeration or mention, as of facts, especially.
  • noun. An official commendation for meritorious action, especially in military service.
  • noun. A formal statement of the accomplishments of one being honored with an academic degree.
  • noun. An official summons, especially one calling for appearance in court.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A summons; an official call or notice given to a person to appear in a court and answer to a demand; a call or notice to appear.
  • noun. The paper containing such notice or call.
  • noun. The act of citing or quoting a passage from a book, or a statement in the words of the one who made it; hence, the passage or words quoted; a quotation.
  • noun. Specifically, in law, a reference to decided cases, or to statutes, treatises, or other authorities, to maintain a point of law.
  • noun. Enumeration; mention.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  • noun. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.
  • noun. Enumeration; mention.
  • noun. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  • noun. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
  • noun. The passage or words quoted; quotation.
  • noun. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  • noun. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  • noun. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  • noun. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
  • noun. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
  • noun. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
  • noun. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
  • noun. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
  • Word Usage
    "There are 50 titles in the Code, and a section citation without a title citation is as useless as a citation to “Encyclopedia Britannica, page 382.”"
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