(~s)
1.
A ~ is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
His ~ says he showed outstanding and exemplary courage.
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2.
A ~ from a book or other piece of writing is a passage or phrase from it. (FORMAL)
= quotation
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3.
A ~ is the same as a summons . (AM)
The court could issue a ~ and fine Ms. Robbins.
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