citator
- noun
- /ˈsaɪˌteɪtər/
- Specialized
:
citador
- The legal assistant used the citator to confirm the precedent set by earlier cases.
Examples
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Although West's Hauptly says, "A product without a citator doesn't fill a whole need," many lawyers find they can eschew such services to cut costs.
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A part of West Group, which in turn is owned by the Canadian publishing conglomerate Thomson Corp., the research service developed its own citator to rival Shepard's.
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These new legal resource providers offer lower-priced online services such as comprehensive state case and code libraries, but they lack research aids such as headnotes and citators.
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A citator is essential for lawyers to track how a legal case has been cited in subsequent rulings.
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Students often use a citator to find references for their research papers in law classes.
Synonyms
An online database that gives details and links for academic articles
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Etymology
Citator used for a publication or tool comes from the Latin word citare meaning 'to call', like in cite and citation. A citator is a list or database that 'calls out' where a case or paper has been mentioned, which is why it helps you find how works have been cited later.