1) a notice to appear in court due to the probable commission of a minor crime such
as a traffic violation, drinking liquor in a park where prohibited, letting a dog
loose without a leash, and in some states for possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest. 2) a notice to
appear in court in a civil matter in which the presence of a party appears necessary,
usually required by statute, such as a person whose relatives wish to place him/her
under a conservatorship (take over and manage his/her affairs). 3) the act of referring
to (citing) a statute, precedent-setting case or legal textbook, in a brief (written
legal court statement) or argument in court, called "citation of authority. " 4)
the section of the statute or the name of the case as well as the volume number,
the report series and the page number of a case referred to in a brief, points and
authorities, or other legal argument. Example United States vs. Wong Kim Ark, (1898)
169 U. S. 649, which is the name of the case, the year when decided, with the decision
found at volume 169 of the United States [Supreme Court] Reporter at page 649. A
citation also refers to the case itself, as in "counsel's citation of the Wong case
is not in point. "
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