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citation
noun
A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
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noun
A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
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A passage or expression that is quoted or cited
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An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
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A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
“The student's essay failed to list several important citations”
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(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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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
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