Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Citation
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 facts4.
(Law)
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
Webster 1828 Edition
Citation
CITATION
, n.1.
A summons; an official call or notice, given to a person, to appear in a court, and answer to a demand; a call or notice to appear, in various other cases, and the paper containing such notice or call.2.
Quotation; the act of citing a passage from a book; or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted.3.
Enumeration; mention.