requisition

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an official form on which a request in made

   first you have to fill out the requisition

2. 2
   noun

   A formal request for something.

   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[…]

3. 3
   noun

   A call; an invitation; a summons.

   a requisition for a public meeting

4. 4
   verb

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

6. 6
   noun

   the act of requiring

7. 7
   verb

   make a formal request for official services

8. 8
   verb

   demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

Etymology

From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.