citation of authorities

citation of authorities
The reading, or production of, or reference to, legal authorities and precedents (such as constitutions, statutes, reported cases, and treatises), in arguments to courts, in legal textbooks, law review articles, briefs, motions, and the like to substantiate or fortify the propositions advanced.
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  • citation of authorities — The reading, or production of, or reference to, legal authorities and precedents (such as constitutions, statutes, reported cases, and treatises), in arguments to courts, in legal textbooks, law review articles, briefs, motions, and the like to… …   Black's law dictionary

  • 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 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 — /sayteyshan/ A writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiction, commanding a person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not. An order, issued by the police, to appear before… …   Black's law dictionary

  • citation — /sayteyshan/ A writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiction, commanding a person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not. An order, issued by the police, to appear before… …   Black's law dictionary

  • authorities — I noun administration, commanders, directors, executives, government, heads, magistratus, management, officeholders, officials, persons in office, persons of commanding influence, potestates, powers that be, rulers, those holding power, those in… …   Law dictionary

  • Citation — This article is about the research concept acknowledging the use of another s ideas. For other uses, see Citation (disambiguation). Citation needed redirects here. For the Wikipedia tag, see Template:Citation needed. For Wikipedia s citation… …   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

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