Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L.
citare to cite. See Cite]
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. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority,
to prove a point in law.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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