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
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District 393 U.S. 503 ⓘ
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 558 U.S. 310 ⓘ
Brandenburg v. Ohio 395 U.S. 444 ⓘ
Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 ⓘ
Lemon v. Kurtzman 403 U.S. 602 ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 UN Security Council Resolution 1368 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UN Doc. S/RES/1368 (2001)
Everson v. Board of Education 330 U.S. 1 ⓘ
ERISA 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. via predicate surface "primaryCitation" ⓘ
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 43 U.S.C. §§ 1331–1356b ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan (1973) Constitution of Pakistan (1973) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan legal commentaries on the Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "isCitedIn" ⓘ
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan academic works on Japanese politics via predicate surface "isCitedIn" ⓘ
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "isCitedAs" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Article 46, Constitution of Japan
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 2017 c. 9 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 2018 c. 16 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1998 1998 c. 47 ⓘ
Crown Estate Act 1961 9 & 10 Eliz. 2 c. 55 ⓘ
National Assistance Act 1948 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 29 ⓘ
Transport Act 1947 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49 ⓘ
Praise Be to You Saint Francis of Assisi via predicate surface "references" ⓘ
Lynch v. Donnelly 465 U.S. 668 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Lee v. Weisman 505 U.S. 577 ⓘ
Caritas in veritate Populorum progressio via predicate surface "referencesDocument" ⓘ
Caritas in veritate social encyclical Rerum Novarum via predicate surface "referencesDocument" ⓘ
surface form: Rerum novarum
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties International Court of Justice via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties international arbitral tribunals via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties domestic courts in treaty interpretation cases via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Variation and Evolution in Plants research on plant speciation via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Variation and Evolution in Plants research on polyploidy via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Variation and Evolution in Plants research on plant population genetics via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris 536 U.S. 639 ⓘ
Town of Greece v. Galloway 572 U.S. 565 ⓘ
Town of Greece v. Galloway 134 S. Ct. 1811 ⓘ
Town of Greece v. Galloway 188 L. Ed. 2d 835 ⓘ
California Penal Code California Penal Code via predicate surface "citedAs" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pen. Code
California Penal Code P.C. via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Worcester v. Georgia 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 ⓘ
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan Nihon-koku Kenpō via predicate surface "isCitedAs" ⓘ
surface form: Kenpō Article 53
AlphaFold Jumper et al., Nature 2021 ⓘ
Zahlbericht numerous later works in algebraic number theory via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan Japanese court decisions on electoral malapportionment via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1 ⓘ
City of Boerne v. Flores 521 U.S. 507 ⓘ
Colorado Department of State v. Baca 935 F.3d 887 ⓘ
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts foundational document in U.S. mental health reform history via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 2013 c. 20 ⓘ
Article 89 of the Constitution of Italy Italian constitutional jurisprudence on ministerial responsibility via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Article 89 of the Constitution of Italy Italian public law scholarship via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Van Orden v. Perry 545 U.S. 677 ⓘ