citation 
citation
Definition
ci·ta·tion (sī tā′s̸hən)
noun
- a summons to appear before a court of law
- the act of citing, or quoting
- a passage cited; quotation
- a reference as to a legal statute, a previous law case, or a written authority, as precedent or justification
- ☆
- honorable mention in an official report for bravery or meritorious service in the armed forces
- a formal statement of the reasons for honoring a person in public with an award or degree
Etymology: ME citacion < OFr citation < L citatio, a command (in LL, a summoning) < pp. of citare: see cite
ci′·ta′·tor noun
ci′·ta·to′ry (sīt′ə tôr′ē) adjective
citation
Synonyms
citation
n.
citation
Law Definition
n
- 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. See show cause order.
- 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.
- 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 the Bluebook.
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 Courts 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 Lawyers 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, 444445 (1966), the numbers 444 and 445 are the pinpoint citation to the
pages where the rule is enunciated.
citation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- insert: Assume that you have finished inserting citations in your paper.
- retrieve: Find Citation Find Citation lets you combine fields to retrieve journal article citations.
- encode: The Dublin Core community has not yet investigated encoding bibliographic citations for other genre.
Adjective modifier
- bibliographic: National Library of Medicine recommended formats for bibliographic citation.
- bibliographical: Each article is accompanied by a brief description and a full bibliographical citation.
- neutral: If the report has not been published then the media neutral citation stands alone.
- unambiguous: InterPro accession numbers are stable and therefore allow unambiguous citation of database entries.
- subsequent: Subsequent citations: Syme, Roman Revolution, 137 or Syme, op. cit.
Modifies a noun
- indices: Cited Half-Life Another factor derived from citation indices is the cited half-life of the journal.
- index: Second, citation indexes do not index all publications.
- indexing: Citation indexing: Its theory and applications in science, technology and the humanities.
- count: In many cases, citation counts alone would save at least 80 per cent of all that time and effort.
- database: A citations database will also provide you with information about material that refers to the author of your relevant article.
Noun used with modifier
- in-text: I would like the Pages field in in-text citation to be working.
- journal: Find Citation Find Citation lets you combine fields to retrieve journal article citations.
- humanity: Arts & humanities citation index ( AHCI ) is worth using if your dissertation spans these subject areas.
Preposition: in
- footnote: References or citations in footnotes or in the Bibliography are excluded from the word count.
Preposition: of
- witness: The witness citation body may enter into an agreement with the police for the citation of witnesses in remote areas.
Preposition: for
- medal: Where and how do I find citations for military medals?
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