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• citation — ci·ta·tion /sī tā shən/ n 1: a writ giving notice to a person to appear in court: as a: a process served upon an interested party in a probate proceeding b: a notice to a person that he or she is charged with a petty offense (as a traffic… …   Law dictionary

• citation — [sī tā′shən] n. [ME citacion < OFr citation < L citatio, a command (in LL, a summoning) < pp. of citare: see CITE] 1. a summons to appear before a court of law 2. the act of citing, or quoting 3. a passage cited; quotation 4. a reference …   English World dictionary

• Citation signal — Introductory signals are used in legal citations to present authorities and show how the authorities relate to propositions in textual statements. A legal writer uses an introductory signal to tell readers how her citation to legal authority… …   Wikipedia

• Citation of United Kingdom legislation — This article explains the citation of United Kingdom legislation, including the systems used for legislation passed by devolved parliaments and assemblies, for secondary legislation, and for prerogative instruments. This subject is relatively… …   Wikipedia

• statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …   Black's law dictionary

• Statute of frauds — The statute of frauds refers to the requirement that certain kinds of contracts be made in writing and signed.Traditionally, the statute of frauds requires a writing signed by the defendant in the following circumstances: * Contracts in… …   Wikipedia

• Statute of Anne — The Statute of Anne (short title Copyright Act 1709 8 Anne c.19; long title An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned ) was the …   Wikipedia

• Statute in Restraint of Appeals — The Statute in Restraint of Appeals – short title Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532 – (citation 24 Henry VIII. c. 12 ) was an English parliamentary Act of 1533, considered by many historians to be the key legal foundation of the English Reformation …   Wikipedia

• Case citation — Various case citations redirect here. If you are looking for the actual text of an opinion, it is usually linked in the external links at the bottom of the article on that case. For Wikipedia s template for case citation, see {{Template:Cite… …   Wikipedia

• parallel citation — A reference to the same case or statute published in two or more sources. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. parallel citation A reference to the same case or statute publishe …   Law dictionary

• Offence (law) — In law, an offence is a violation of the criminal law (a.k.a. penal law). In England and Wales, as well as in Hong Kong the term offence means the same thing as, and is interchangeable with, the term crime .[1] The term offence can include… …   Wikipedia