noun enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
2. citation ·noun a reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
3. citation ·noun an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
4. citation ·noun the act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.