requisition
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requisition
- /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/
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From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.
noun requisitions
- A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice. the surrender of fugitives , by authorizing the Governor , in his discretion , on requisition from a foreign government , to surrender up fugitives charged with murder , forgery , larceny , or other crimes[…]
- A notarial demand for repayment of a debt. a requisition used upon an infeftment of annual rent
- A formal request by a doctor or other clinician, usually on a standardized form, for specific medical tests or procedures to be performed on a patient by a third party, such as a laboratory or imaging center a lab requisition for blood tests
- A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc. It was the policy of the American army to procure voluntary labor whenever possible, but a sufficient number of volunteers was frequently not obtainable. In such cases, a requisition for additional labor was served on German civil officials.
- A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service. a requisition for clothing, troops, or money
- That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
- A call; an invitation; a summons. a requisition for a public meeting
verb requisitions · requisitioning · requisitioned
- To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport. The 1,000-year-old village was requisitioned in the 1960s, first in a reforestation plan and then as an army training ground. The Castilla-La Mancha regional government accuses Fraguas Revive of illegally occupying the site, which lies within a natural park.
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noun A formal request for something
| Русский | запро́с zaprós, зая́вка zajávka, тре́бование trébovanije |
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noun That which is required by authority
| Français | réquisition |
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verb to demand something
| Español | requisar |
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| Deutsch | requirieren |
| Italiano | requisire |
| Română | cere ceva, rechizitiona |
| Русский | требовать trebovatʹ, реквизи́ровать rekvizírovatʹ |
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title = {requisition},
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