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ref·er·ence /'re-frəns, -fə-rəns/ n1: an act of referring; specif: mention or citation of one document (as a statute) in anothera municipality may adopt by reference all or a part of this title — Alaska Statutes see also incorporate2: a referral esp. to a legislative committee or master; also: an order referring a matter to a masterevidence upon all matters embraced in the reference — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 53(c)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(allusion) noun
attribution, clue, connotation, cue, hint, implication, implied indication, imputation, incidental mention, indication, indirect implication, inference, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, ratio, referment, subtle communication, suggestion
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(citation) noun
ascription, assignation, assignment, authority, citing, connecting, credit, data, derivation from, designation, documentation, enumeration, indicating, mention, mentioning, pointing out, quotation, quoted passage, quoting, recitation, referment, referral, relating, source, source material, substantiation
associated concepts: incorporation by reference
foreign phrases:
- Verba relata hoc maxime operantur per referentiam, utin eis inesse videntur. — Words incorporated by reference have as great an effect through reference, as they are deemed to be insertedIII (recommendation) noun affirmation, assurance, attestation, attesting declaration, authenticated confirmation, averment, avouchment, avowal, avowance, certificate of character, certification, commendation, confirmation, declaration, endorsement, laudation, letter in support, letter of introduction, letter of recommendation, substantiation, testification, testimony, validification, verification, voucher, vouching, witnessing IV index attribution, citation (attribution), connection (relation), connotation, derivation, documentation, excerpt, guidance, indication, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, recommendation, referral, relation (connection), relevance, reminder
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A citation; a mention of the source of information; a book or other document used as a source of information.(2) A person who provides information about another person, usually to a prospective employer; a letter from a person providing information about another person.(3) The act of referring a matter to another body.v.refer
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The process by which a tribunal sends a civil action, or a particular issue in the action, to an individual who has been appointed by the tribunal to hear and decide upon it, or to obtain evidence, and make a report to the court.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The process by which a tribunal sends a civil action, or a particular issue in the action, to an individual who has been appointed by the tribunal to hear and decide upon it, or to obtain evidence, and make a report to the court.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
