citation

Noun
  1. An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement (synset 106718888)
    is a type of: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    same as: commendation
  2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) (synset 107195230)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
  3. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (synset 106776392)
    "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"
    is a type of: annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added)
    subtypes:
    same as: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
  4. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited (synset 106625409)
    is a type of: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work
    subtypes:
    • epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
    • mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech
    • misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
    same as: quotation, quote
  5. A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (synset 106570268)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: process, summons - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
  6. Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 (synset 102386978)
    is an instance of: thoroughbred - a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

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