citation

(noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement. Synonyms: commendation.

(noun) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.).

(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. Synonyms: cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation. Examples: "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."

(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. Synonyms: quotation, quote.

(noun) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding.

(noun) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948. Synonyms: Citation.