S: (n) citation ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))
S: (n) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage) "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
S: (n) summons, process (a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant)
S: (n) citation (a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding)
S: (n) monition, process of monition (a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted)
S: (n) ticket (a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation))