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req·ui·si·tion
/
ˌrɛk
wəˈzɪʃ
ən
/
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[
rek-w
uh
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zish
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uh
n
]
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noun
1.
the act of
requiring
or demanding.
2.
a demand made.
3.
an authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc.:
The general issued a requisition to the townspeople for eight trucks.
4.
a written request or order for something, as supplies.
5.
the form on
which
such an order is drawn up.
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6.
the state of being
required
for use or called into service:
to put something in requisition.
7.
a
requirement
or essential condition.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
8.
to
require
or take for use; press into service.
9.
to demand or take, as by authority, for military purposes, public needs, etc.:
to requisition supplies.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
requīsītiōn-
(stem of
requīsītiō
) a searching, equivalent to
Latin
requīsīt
(
us
)
requisite
+
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
req·ui·si·tion·ar·y,
adjective
req·ui·si·tion·ist,
req·ui·si·tion·er,
noun
non·req·ui·si·tion,
noun
un·req·ui·si·tioned,
adjective
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The police had to
requisition
several buses to take away the protesters, who were arrested for blocking entrances to the clinics.
All of the courts were in constant
requisition
and a number of well-played sets delighted the large number of invited guests.
Whatever that may be, it seems the last refuge of misfits whose lives are going to be spent preparing
requisition
forms.
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The police had to
requisition
several buses to take away the protesters, who were arrested for blocking entrances to the clinics.
All of the courts were in constant
requisition
and a number of well-played sets delighted the large number of invited guests.
Whatever that may be, it seems the last refuge of misfits whose lives are going to be spent preparing
requisition
forms.
The foray was of the type known in the military as a midnight
requisition
.
He had to write a special
requisition
order to get it, he said.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
requisition
(ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən)
—
n
1.
a request or demand, esp an authoritative or formal one
2.
an official form on which such a demand is made
3.
the act of taking something over, esp temporarily for military or public use in time of emergency
4.
a necessary or essential condition; requisite
5.
a formal request by one government to another for the surrender of a fugitive from justice
—
vb
6.
to demand and take for use or service, esp by military or public authority
7.
(
may take an infinitive
) to require (someone) formally to do (something):
to requisition a soldier to drive a staff officer's car
requi'sitionary
—
adj
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