citing
Naming your sources
Citing is the act of referencing a source, authority, or example to support a claim or give credit: The lawyer kept citing precedents from the 1990s.
You cite statistics in an argument, cite someone for their contributions, or cite a passage from a book.
In legal contexts, citing can also mean issuing a summons: The officer cited him for speeding.
Recognition or payment deferral
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
source · author · origin · paraphrase · excerpt · passage · permission · copyright
List of cited works
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
publications · abstracts · parenthetical · references · sources · scholarly · annotation · ibid
Formally enacted laws
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- briefsSnug lower undergarments
- rulingFormal legal determination
authority · binding · persuasive · holdings · dissent · appeal · constitutional · tribunal
Entry permit slip
- violationBreaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- summonsFormal court notification
- fineAcceptable in quality
penalty · officer · speeding · parking · points · license · warning · offense
Metal honor token
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- awardHonor given for merit
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- meritoriousDeserving praise or honor
bravery · valor · military · service · recognition · ceremony · decoration · gallantry
credit
Recognition or payment deferral
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
reference · source · author · origin · paraphrase · excerpt · passage · permission · copyright
bibliography
List of cited works
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
journals · publications · abstracts · parenthetical · references · sources · scholarly · annotation · ibid
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- briefsSnug lower undergarments
ruling · authority · binding · persuasive · holdings · dissent · appeal · constitutional · tribunal
ticket
Entry permit slip
- violationBreaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- summonsFormal court notification
fine · penalty · officer · speeding · parking · points · license · warning · offense · municipal
medal
Metal honor token
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- awardHonor given for merit
- distinguishedNotable and respected
meritorious · bravery · valor · military · service · recognition · ceremony · decoration · gallantry · achievement
- Editing Tasksproofreading, proofread, spellcheck, revise, edit
- referringmentioning, alluding, indicating, quoting, noting
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- attributionattributed to, according to, per, via, source
- legal skillslegal research, legal writing, legal reasoning, legal analysis, legal ethics
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
citingplagiarizing
Stealing intellectual work
concealing · stealing · appropriating · suppressing · misattributing
citingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · suppressing · withholding · omitting · burying
citingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · dismissing · overlooking · waiving · withdrawing