an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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" "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
