citation

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

3. 3

   a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

4. 4

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

5. 5

   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

6. 6

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