'Citation' definitions:
Definition of 'citation'
From: WordNet
noun
An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation]
noun
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
noun
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation]
noun
noun
A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
noun
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
Definition of 'Citation'
From: GCIDE
- Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See Cite]
- 1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- This horse load of citations and fathers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'citation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accolade,
- acknowledgment,
- assault,
- attack,
- award,
- by-line,
- case,
- censure,
- certiorari,
- confession,
- credit line,
- cross reference,
- demonstration,
- eulogy,
- example,
- exemplification,
- garnishment,
- guerdon,
- habeas corpus,
- honorable mention,
- illustration,
- implication,
- impugnment,
- incrimination,
- inculpation,
- instance,
- involvement,
- item,
- kudos,
- mention,
- monition,
- panegyric,
- particular,
- praise,
- quotation,
- reference,
- reward,
- salutation,
- signature,
- subpoena,
- summons,
- trademark,
- tribute,
- venire,
- venire de novo,
- venire facias,
- writ of summons