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citation order.The appropriate ranking of the various authorities marshaled in support of a legal proposition. [Blacks Law 8th]

citational,adj. Of or relating to a citation (esp. a reference citation) < citational analysis>. [Blacks Law 8th]

citation,n.1. A court-issued writ that commands a person to appear at a certain time and place to do something demanded in the writ, or to show cause for not doing so. 2. A police-issued order to appear before a judge on a given date to defend against a stated charge, such as a traffic violation.…

citatio ad reassumendam causam (sI-tay-shee-oh ad ree-as-yoo-men-d<<schwa>>m kaw-z<<schwa>>m). [Latin “citation to take up a cause again”] Civil law. A citation issued to revive an action that was abated upon one party’s death. • The citation issues against the deceased party’s heir. Cf. bill of revivor under BILL(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

citable,adj. Authorized by a court to be used as legal precedent. • In general, published opinions are citable, but unpublished ones are not. — Also written citeable. Cf. NONCITABLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

cirliscus (s<<schwa>>r-lis-k<<schwa>>s). See CEORL. [Blacks Law 8th]

circumstantial evidence.See EVIDENCE. CIRCUMVENTION 1 circumvention. 1.Copyright. The act of bypassing, avoiding, removing, deactivating, or impairing a technological measure or device that controls access to a work protected by U.S. copyright law. • Circumvention of technology that effectively controls access to a work protected by a U.S. copyright is prohibited under 17 USCA § 1201.…

circumstance,n. (often pl.) An accompanying or accessory fact, event, or condition, such as a piece of evidence that indicates the probability of an event. — circumstantial,adj. aggravating circumstance. 1. A fact or situation that increases the degree of liability or culpability for a criminal act. 2. A fact or situation that relates to a criminal offense or…

Circumspecte agatis (s<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>m-spek-tee <<schwa>>-gay-tis). [Latin “that you act cir-cumspectly”] Hist. A directive from the king to his justices detailing the boundaries of ecclesiastical jurisdiction. • The directive, issued circa 1285, was originally in the form of a writ, but over time acquired statutory authority. The title Circumspecte agatis derives from the first few words of…

circum sacra (s<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>m say-kr<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Hist. Eccles. law. Concerning sacred things. • The phrase appeared in reference to the church’s supreme jurisdiction over questions of doctrine, as distinguished from a civil court’s jurisdiction over other ecclesiastical matters. [Blacks Law 8th]