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requisition

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1. requisition - Noun

2. requisition - Verb

Meaning

The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority.

A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.

A notarial demand of a debt.

A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.

A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money.

That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.

A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting.

To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops.

To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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first you have to fill out the requisition Source: Internet

Abe said Japan did not need to declare a national emergency, although parliament approved a bill on Friday to give him emergency powers and allow him to close schools, halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies. Source: Internet

After that, the world's armed forces had less reason to requisition rebreather patents submitted by civilians, and sport diving automatic and semi-automatic mixture rebreathers start to appear. Source: Internet

Alternative proposals to requisition public buildings and bring back an army of retired teachers have been abandoned as impractical. Source: Internet

Based upon the fabricated success, party cadres were ordered to requisition a disproportionately high amount of that fictitious harvest for state use, primarily for use in the cities and urban areas but also for export. Source: Internet

A recent example being the power of the government to requisition telecommunication data to fight the public health emergency under the CV Act. Source: Internet

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