requisition
Speech parts
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.
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first you have to fill out the requisition
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.
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.
Alternative proposals to requisition public buildings and bring back an army of retired teachers have been abandoned as impractical.
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.
A recent example being the power of the government to requisition telecommunication data to fight the public health emergency under the CV Act.