- edictal citation
- noun
: a citation or summons in Scots and Roman Dutch law proclaimed, published, or deposited in a public place and summoning nonresident or absent defendants to court in civil or criminal cases
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
edictal citation
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edictal citation — in Scottish civil procedure, the service of court papers by public advertisement, usually on the walls of court where the defender cannot otherwise be found. There is a trend towards substituting intimation in newspapers circulating in the area,… … Law dictionary
Citation — • A legal act through which a person, by mandate of the judge, is called before the tribunal for trial Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Citation Citation … Catholic encyclopedia
