citation
noun
mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry.
citations
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pluralof citation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Sheriff’s Department has said it had appealed the citations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Five more received citations from police, an administration official told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Law enforcement for the National Park Service told AFP in June that five people were arrested for vandalism and five others were issued federal citations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Waymo has paid $7,433 across 83 citations, while $1,892 remained unpaid as of July 15.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Soccer team rosters, citations at the end of journals, introductions at faculty meetings—always they seem to her some vestige of the prison lists that never contained her father’s name.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
