Cite

To call, command, summon.

1.

To notify a party of a proceeding against.him. / 3. To refer to or quote in support of a proposition; as, to cite a case or authority.

Citation. 1.

Originally, a process to call a party before an ecclesiastical court.

2 3.

Official notice to appear and answer in a proceeding. In this sense, used in the practice of courts of probate, surrogates' and orphans' courts; and in practice upon writs of error, as, writs from the Supreme Court. A notice to the opposite party that a thing is about to be done, as, that a record is about to be transfei Ted to another court, where he may appear, or decline to appear, as his judgment or inclination may direct.^ "Citation " and " notice " are not synonymous. A citation must be directed to some officer and be served by him; and, if issued by a court having a seal, must be under the seal of such court. It must contain the names of the persons ijpon whom service is to be had, unless in the case of imknown heirs who are served by publication. A notice is much less formal: it is not necessarily under seal, although issued by a court of record, and it may be served by a person not an ofllcer.'

3.

The act of quoting an authority; also, the authority itself.

Compare Precedent, 3.