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Requisition(money)
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REQUISITION(law)

requisition (iou)



requisition noun & verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French requisition or Latin requisitio(n-), formed as REQUISITE: see -ION.]
A. noun.
The action of requiring something; a demand. LME.
b. A requirement, a necessary condition. M19.
The action or an act of formally requiring or demanding that a duty etc. be performed; a written demand of this nature. L15.
b. Scots Law. The demand of a creditor for a debt to be paid or an obligation fulfilled. L17.
The action or an act of requiring a certain amount or number of something to be supplied; esp. an official demand or order made on a town, district, etc., to supply or lend something required for military purposes; a thing taken by this means. L18.
attrib.: P. Gore-Booth Requisition notices on the doors.
The state or condition of being called or pressed into service or use. L18.
Southey Horses..in requisition for the French armies.
b. verb trans.
Require (a thing or person) to be supplied or lent for military purposes; demand the use of; acquire by requisition. M19.
C. Ryan The Germans..requisitioned the hotel.
b. Make demands for supplies etc. on (a place). L19.
gen. Take over the use of; press (a thing) into service; request to have (a thing). L19.
Conan Doyle I had requisitioned the carriage for the day.
requisitionally adverb (rare) by means of military requisition L18.
requisitioner noun = requisitionist M20.
requisitionist noun a person making a requisition E19.