citations
Footnotes and sources
Citations are references to sources that support or document claims.
In academic and legal writing, citations credit original authors and let readers verify information: The paper included citations from peer-reviewed journals.
A citation is also an official summons, especially for minor violations: She got a citation for parking illegally.
Military citations recognize commendable service or bravery.
List of cited works
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- referencesSources cited for verification
- sourcesPoints of origin
peer-reviewed · journals · publications · research · scholarly · thesis · dissertation · plagiarism
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- defendantParty facing charges
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
testimony · precedent · case law · jurisprudence · docket · briefs · verdict · judgment
Honor given for merit
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
acknowledgment · distinction · meritorious · bravery · military · valor · service · achievement
bibliography
List of cited works
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- referencesSources cited for verification
sources · peer-reviewed · journals · publications · research · scholarly · thesis · dissertation · plagiarism · literature
subpoena
Writ requiring testimony
court · testimony · precedent · case law · jurisprudence · docket · briefs · verdict · judgment · litigation
award
Honor given for merit
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
mention · acknowledgment · distinction · meritorious · bravery · military · valor · service · achievement · decoration
quote
Repeated words from another
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- passageSegment of text
- attributedAssigned to a source
epigraph · dictum · aphorism · saying · maxim · words · famous · memorable · notable · sourced
- finestraffic fines, parking fine, parking fines, speeding fine, speeding fines
- city ordinancescity charter, noise ordinance, noise ordinances, code enforcement, municipal codes
- court administrationclerks, court clerks, docket, dockets, docketing
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- Medical Publishingmedical journals, medical research, medical literature, peer-reviewed, research journals
- research ethicsresearch ethics, bioethics, ethics board, ethics training, fabrication
citationscommendations
Formal expressions of approval
awards · accolades · honors · clean record · demerits
- traffic citationsWritten notices for violations
- citation neededRequest for verification
- in-text citationSource acknowledgment within prose
- legal citationReference to judicial authority
- source citationsDocumented origin references
- research citationsDocumented sources for claims