Citation

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

The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.

Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

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

an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

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"

a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)