Citation

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation. This horse load of citations and fathers. Milton.

3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

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