CITATION

Definition

1. noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement. — synonyms: commendation
2. noun (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.).
3. noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. — synonyms: cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
4. noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. — synonyms: quotation, quote
5. noun a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding.
6. noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948.