Citation

From Old French citation.

Full definition of citation

(plural citations)

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
The passage or words quoted; quotation.
Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.