citations

noun

1. 1

   An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

2. 2

   The paper containing such summons or notice.

3. 3

   The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.

4. 4

   An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

5. 5

   The passage or words quoted; quotation.

6. 6

   A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.

7. 7

   Enumeration; mention.

   “It's a simple citation of facts.”

8. 8

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

9. 9

   A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.