citation

P771
predicate

Indicates that one entity references, quotes, or otherwise acknowledges another entity as a source of information or authority.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
citation canonical 1,301
citedBy 527
citedIn 395

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: citation
Generated description
Indicates that one entity references, quotes, or otherwise acknowledges another entity as a source of information or authority.

Sample triples (3,182)

Subject Object
Article XII
surface form: Article XII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Article 12 Genocide Convention via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Reed v. Reed 404 U.S. 71 ⓘ
Sweatt v. Painter 339 U.S. 629 ⓘ
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 2005 c. 4 GENERATED ⓘ
Greater London Authority Act 1999 1999 c. 29 ⓘ
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly short title and year via predicate surface "hasCitationFormat" ⓘ
Shelley v. Kraemer 334 U.S. 1 ⓘ
Shelley v. Kraemer 68 S. Ct. 836 ⓘ
Shelley v. Kraemer 92 L. Ed. 1161 ⓘ
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents 339 U.S. 637 ⓘ
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution U.S. Const. art. IV, § 1 via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
South Dakota v. Dole 483 U.S. 203 ⓘ
South Dakota v. Dole 107 S. Ct. 2793 ⓘ
South Dakota v. Dole 97 L. Ed. 2d 171 ⓘ
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration
surface form: General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)
jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Loving v. Virginia 388 U.S. 1 ⓘ
Regulation D 12 CFR Part 204 via predicate surface "CFRCitation" ⓘ
Four Quartets Julian of Norwich via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
Paul v. Virginia 75 U.S. (8 Wall.) 168 ⓘ
Saenz v. Roe 526 U.S. 489 ⓘ
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition United States Code via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition federal statutes via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition prior Supreme Court decisions via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Great Midwest Conference member schools often played football in other conferences or as independents via predicate surface "footnote" ⓘ
Book of Jonah Gospel of Matthew via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Book of Jonah Gospel of Luke via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education 175 U.S. 528 ⓘ
National Park Service Organic Act 16 U.S.C. §1 et seq. via predicate surface "primaryCitation" ⓘ
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States 295 U.S. 495 ⓘ
’34 Act
surface form: '34 Act
15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq. ⓘ
Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway via predicate surface "isCitedAs" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grunnloven § 27
Arab Peace Initiative UN Security Council Resolution 242 via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
Arab Peace Initiative UN Security Council Resolution 338 via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
Arab Peace Initiative UN General Assembly Resolution 194 via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
Leviticus 23:26–32 rabbinic literature via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Leviticus 23:26–32 Christian theological writings via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a valid exercise of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause 379 U.S. 241 via predicate surface "caseCitation" ⓘ
De Canas v. Bica 424 U.S. 351 ⓘ
De Canas v. Bica 96 S. Ct. 933 ⓘ
De Canas v. Bica 47 L. Ed. 2d 43 ⓘ
Article 32 of the Constitution of Norway Article 32 of the Constitution of Norway via predicate surface "isCitedAs" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grunnloven § 32
NEA
surface form: National Emergencies Act
50 U.S.C. §§ 1601–1651 ⓘ
Stafford Act 42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq. via predicate surface "primaryCitation" ⓘ
Unicode Technical Report #29 Unicode Standard Annexes via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
surface form: Unicode Standard Annex #14
Unicode Technical Report #29 Unicode Standard Annexes via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
surface form: Unicode Standard Annex #15
Clinton v. Jones 520 U.S. 681 ⓘ
Annex on Air Transport Services Annex on Air Transport Services self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Annex on Air Transport Services to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Gibbons v. Ogden via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Wickard v. Filburn via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ