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requisition - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'requisition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Requisition [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Requisition [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'requisition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . requisition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an official form on which a request in made
Example in sentence:
  • first you have to fill out the requisition