CÉDULA

cédula (say-doo-lah). [Spanish] Spanish law. 1. An official document used to identify someone; an identity card. 2. A promissory note. 3. A summons; specif., a citation requiring a fugitive to appear in court to face criminal charges. • The citation is usu. affixed to the fugitive’s door. 4.Hist. A decree of the Spanish Crown; esp., a royal enactment issued by the Council of Castile or of the Indies. [Blacks Law 8th]