All 10 Uses
cite
in
Matched, by Ally Condie
(Edited)
- I hope he doesn't get cited.
p. 24.3cited = charged (with breaking the rules)
- Obviously, when you talk to your grandfather, you will tell him that he will be cited if he mentions this to anyone else.
p. 48.8 *cited = charged (with breaking the law)
- They'll cite me for losing it.
p. 51.3cite = charge (with breaking the law)
- It's not as though they cited you or anything.
p. 84.9cited = charged with breaking the law
- There are minor citations issued from time to time, like when Bram is late.
p. 106.4citations = official charges (of having broken rules)
- "This may result in some sanctions for you at work," one of the Officials says to my father, in a tone so mean I wonder if she will get cited herself.
p. 110.9cited = charged (with breaking rules)
- "I'm sure that a citation of the highest order will be issued, with the next error resulting in a complete Infraction."
p. 112.2citation = an official charge (of breaking rules)
- No. Bram already has too many citations from the care center.
p. 264.9citations = official charges (of breaking rules)
- The Official sees the twist of my lips and launches into a list of examples, of ways I've broken with the Society's rules in the past two months—and she doesn't even know the worst of them—but she doesn't cite a single example from all the years before.
p. 341.6 *cite = list
- They'd never caused any trouble before, so they got off without an Infraction. Just a citation.
p. 352.7citation = official charge (of breaking a rule)
Definitions:
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(1)
(cite as in: cited from the President's speech) to mention something or quote someone (to make a point)
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(2)
(cite as in: cited for valor) officially praise for something
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(3)
(cite as in: cited for speeding) to officially mention someone in a legal matter - especially to charge someone with breaking the law or to demand they appear in court
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Citation was also the name of a race horse.