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referral

/ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/ noun C1
  1. The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring. (countable, uncountable) · The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.
  2. A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral. (countable, slang, uncountable) · After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.

Plural referrals

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