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citation
I (attribution) noun ascription, assignment, credit, derivation, designation, mention, organization, parentage, quotation, reference, source associated concepts: citation of authorities, citation of tables II (charge) noun command to appear, decree, dictate, interpellation, legal process, mandate, mittimus, monition, notice, notice to appear, notification, official notice, ordination, precept prescript, prescription, rescript, subpoena, ukase, warrant, writ, writ of summons associated concepts: citation for a crime, citation for a violation, citation for contempt III index accusation, canon, certification (certification of proficiency), charge (accusation), complaint, count, direction (order), excerpt, mention (tribute), monition (legal summons), paraphrase, presentment, process (summons), recognition, subpoena, summons

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


citation
n.
(1) A reference in a legal document or argument to a legal authority such as a precedent or statute.
(2) A summons issued by a court ordering its recipient to appear in court at a specified date and time.
v.
cite

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


citation
1. the procedure of serving notice of court proceedings on a person, instructing them to attend.
2. reference to a precedent or other authority in a court or legal writing.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


citation
A police-issued order to appear in court to defend against a charge. Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest, but often a person may consent to the penalty in writing and forgo an appearance in court.
2) A court-issued writ that commands a person to appear in court to do something demanded in the writ or to show cause for not doing so.
3) A reference to a legal authority, such as a case or statute.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


citation
n.
1 A writ issued by a court ordering a person to appear at a specific time and place and, at that time and place, do a specific act or to show the court sufficient cause why he or she cannot do so or should not be required to do so.
2 An order issued by a law enforcement officer to appear in court at a specific time to defend oneself against the criminal allegations contained in the order.
See also summons.
3 A reference to a legal authority, such as a statute, court decision, or treatise, that supports or contradicts a legal argument or position.
See also Bluebook, the.
@ parallel citation
An additional reference to a court decision that has been published in more than one reporter. For example, the citation for the United States Supreme Court's famous Miranda case is Miranda v. Arizona (1966), with the main citation to the United States Reports and with parallel citations to the Supreme Court Reporter and to the Lawyer's Edition.
@ pinpoint citation
The reference to a specific page where a particular quote or passage is found in a judicial decision. For example, in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444-445 (1966), the numbers 444 and 445 are the pinpoint citation to the pages where the rule is enunciated.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


citation
A paper commonly used in various courts—such as a probate, matrimonial, or traffic court—that is served upon an individual to notify him or her that he or she is required to appear at a specific time and place.
Reference to a legal authority—such as a case, constitution, or treatise—where particular information may be found.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


citation
I
A paper commonly used in various courts—such as a probate, matrimonial, or traffic court—that is served upon an individual to notify him or her that he or she is required to appear at a specific time and place.
 
Reference to a legal authority—such as a case, constitution, or treatise—where particular information may be found.
II A writ or order issued by a court commanding the person named therein to appear at the time and place named; also the written reference to legal authorities, precedents, reported cases, etc., in briefs or other legal documents.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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