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Blackvegetable » Today, 8:57 am » wrote: ↑

Today, 8:57 am

Read the citation, you **** idiot.

here are 3 dimension to the use of the word citation.
which one are you using.


ci·ta·tion
/sīˈtāSHən/
noun
noun: citation; plural noun: citations
1.
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
"there were dozens of citations from the works of Byron"
Similar:
quotation
quote
extract
excerpt
passage
line
piece
cite
Law
a reference to a former tried case, used as guidance in the trying of comparable cases or in support of an argument.
"this journal contains citations from all jurisdictions"
Similar:
reference
allusion
2.
a mention of a praiseworthy act or achievement in an official report, especially that of a member of the armed forces in wartime.
"the citation described him as an officer of extreme gallantry"
Similar:
commendation
award
honor
mention
honorable mention
a note accompanying an award, describing the reasons for it.
"the Nobel citation noted that his discovery would be useful for energy conversion technology"
3.
North American English
a summons.
"a traffic citation"
Similar:
summons
subpoena
writ
court order
process