citation

citation is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

[2] The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation. This horse load of citations and fathers. Milton.

[3] Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

[4] A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.

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