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
Rosh Shulchan Aruch commentaries via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article 80 of the Constitution of India Article 80 via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Frohwerk v. United States 249 U.S. 204 ⓘ
Mapah Rosh via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Mapah Maharil via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Mapah Terumat HaDeshen via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Mapah Ashkenazi minhagim literature via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. via predicate surface "primaryCitation" ⓘ
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. ⓘ
Abrams v. United States 250 U.S. 616 ⓘ
Abrams v. United States 40 S. Ct. 17 ⓘ
Abrams v. United States 63 L. Ed. 1173 ⓘ
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 2002 c. 8 ⓘ
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
18 U.S.C. § 922(q) via predicate surface "primaryCitation" ⓘ
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
GFSZA via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Lambeth 1998 Resolution I.10 on Human Sexuality conservative Anglicans via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Plyler v. Doe 457 U.S. 202 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Reg D 12 CFR Part 204 ⓘ
Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
surface form: Alfonso Lopez Jr.
United States v. Lopez via predicate surface "caseCitation" ⓘ
surface form: United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
Argersinger v. Hamlin 407 U.S. 25 ⓘ
Beit Yosef Rif via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Beit Yosef Maimonides via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
surface form: Rambam
Beit Yosef Rosh via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Beit Yosef Rishonim via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
surface form: Tosafists
Beit Yosef Geonim via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Beit Yosef Rishonim via predicate surface "cites" ⓘ
Section 4(b)
surface form: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
52 U.S.C. § 10303(b) ⓘ
South Carolina v. Katzenbach 383 U.S. 301 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Contract Clause Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 1
Ollie’s Barbecue case 379 U.S. 294 ⓘ
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Title II, Civil Rights Act of 1964
Article V
surface form: Article V of the Florida Constitution
Article V of the Florida Constitution via predicate surface "isCitedAs" ⓘ
surface form: Art. V, Fla. Const.
Dred Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857) ⓘ
Lochner v. New York 198 U.S. 45 ⓘ
Palko v. Connecticut 302 U.S. 319 ⓘ
Mathews v. Eldridge 424 U.S. 319 ⓘ
Mathews v. Eldridge Goldberg v. Kelly via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Goldberg v. Kelly (distinguished)
Debs v. United States 249 U.S. 211 ⓘ
Article III
surface form: Article III of the Florida Constitution
Florida court decisions concerning legislative powers via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article III
surface form: Article III of the Florida Constitution
Florida Attorney General opinions on legislative matters via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 43 Stat. 253 ⓘ
Betts v. Brady 316 U.S. 455 ⓘ
Alabama v. Shelton 535 U.S. 654 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Alabama v. Shelton 122 S. Ct. 1764 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Alabama v. Shelton 152 L. Ed. 2d 888 via predicate surface "hasCitation" ⓘ
Yamashita v. Styer 327 U.S. 1 ⓘ
Populorum progressio Sollicitudo rei socialis via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Populorum progressio Caritas in veritate via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Populorum progressio Evangelii gaudium via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Helvering v. Bruun 309 U.S. 461 ⓘ