citation
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- noun
- /saɪˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
:
citación
- Six people were issued citations by the police, and by all accounts, the mood was tense.
- contempt citation
- court citations
- legal citations
Now, do I think that Wall Street Bets is at risk of citation after all of what I've just explained?
- Now, do I think that Wall Street Bets is at risk of citation after all of what I've just explained?
Examples
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A police officer issuing a citation.
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And here's a speeding citation, an illegal turn.
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Yes, there was a speed limit on the other side, too; you could get a citation for driving under it.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm gonna have to give you a citation.
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We just got a citation for filming without a permit.
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It should not be a crime where you can get arrested, you can get a citation, you can pay a small amount and walk away.
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This is not an admission of guilt, just that I have issued you this citation.
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Here's the citation we got for trespassing.
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A $400 noise citation?
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The judge issued a citation requiring him to appear in court next week.
Synonyms
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9.1
A written order from a court telling someone to go to court or bring papers
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7.5
An official paper that orders someone to appear in court
A court order to bring someone to court to be tried
A formal notice given after a claim asking people to explain why the court should not enter judgment against them
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A group of journals or researchers who agree to mention each other's work a lot to seem more important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Citation comes from the Latin citare, meaning 'to call'. In law the word kept this sense of 'calling' someone to appear, so a citation is an official paper that orders a person to come to court.