Requisition

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\, v. t.
     1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a
        district for forage; to requisition troops.
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     2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to


        requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\ (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), n.[Cf. F.
     r['e]quisition, L. requisitio a searching.]
     1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application
        made as by authority. Specifically:
        (a) (International Law) A formal demand made by one state
            or government upon another for the surrender or
            extradition of a fugitive from justice. --Kent.
        (b) (Law) A notarial demand of a debt. --Wharton.
        (c) (Mil.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an
            invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage,
            transportation, etc. --Farrow.
        (d) A formal application by one officer to another for
            things needed in the public service; as, a requisition
            for clothing, troops, or money.
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     2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota
        of supplies or necessaries.
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     3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a
        reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  requisition
       n 1: the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand,
            especially by a military or public authority that takes
            something over (usually temporarily) for military or
            public use
       2: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have
          to fill out the requisition" [syn: {requisition form}]
       3: seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it
          until profits pay the demand for which it was seized [syn:
           {sequestration}]
       v 1: make a formal request for official services
       2: demand and take for use or service, especially by military
          or public authority for public service [ant: {derequisition}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  174 Moby Thesaurus words for "requisition":
     address, adopt, adoption, application, apply for, appropriate,
     appropriation, arrogate, arrogation, ask, ask for, asking, assume,
     assumption, authorization, authorize, bare necessities, beck,
     beck and call, beg leave, bespeak, bid come, bidding, blackmail,
     call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in,
     call out, call together, call up, calling, calling forth,
     challenge, cite, claim, clamor for, colonization, colonize,
     commandeer, confiscate, conjure, conjure up, conquer, conquest,
     contribution, convene, convocation, convoke, crave, cry for,
     demand, demand for, desideration, desideratum, desire, draft,
     drain, duty, enslave, enslavement, essential, essentials,
     evocation, evoke, exact, exaction, expressed desire, expropriate,
     extort, extortion, extortionate demand, file for, heavy demand,
     hog, impetration, impose, imposition, impost, indent,
     indispensable, insistent demand, invocation, invoke,
     issue an ultimatum, jump a claim, levy, make a demand,
     make a request, make a requisition, make application,
     make free with, make use of, mandate, monopolize, must, must item,
     muster, muster up, necessaries, necessities, necessity, need,
     need for, nod, nonnegotiable demand, notice, occasion, occupation,
     occupy, order, order up, overrun, page, petition, place an order,
     postulate, preconization, preconize, preempt, preemption,
     preoccupation, preoccupy, prepossess, prepossession,
     prerequirement, prerequisite, put in for, put in requisition,
     recall, request, require, requirement, requisite, rush, rush order,
     screw, seize, send after, send for, serve, sit on, solicit,
     squat on, subjugate, subjugation, subpoena, summon, summon forth,
     summon up, summons, take all of, take it all, take over,
     take possession of, take up, takeover, taking over, tax, taxing,
     the necessary, the needful, tribute, ultimatum, usurp, usurpation,
     voucher, want, warn, warning, whistle for, wish