Requisition

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

A notarial demand of a debt.

4. Noun

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

5. Noun

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

6. Noun

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

7. Noun

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

8. Verb

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

9. Verb

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