sequestration, requisition
(noun) seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
requisition, requisition form
(noun) an official form on which a request in made; “first you have to fill out the requisition”
requisition
(noun) the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
requisition
(verb) make a formal request for official services
requisition
(verb) demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
Source: WordNet® 3.1
requisition (countable and uncountable, plural requisitions)
A formal request for something.
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
(legal) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
(military) 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.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
requisition (third-person singular simple present requisitions, present participle requisitioning, simple past and past participle requisitioned)
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
Source: Wiktionary
Req`ui*si"tion (rk`w-zsh"n), n.Etym: [Cf. F. réquisition, L. requisitio a searching.]
1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: (a) (International Law)
Definition: A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice. Kent. (b) (Law) A notarial demand of a debt. Wharton. (c) (Mil.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc. Farrow. (d) A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money.
2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]
Req`ui*si"tion, v. t.
1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops.
2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
