requisitioned
simple past tense and past participle of requisition
• derequisition
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
4 April 2025
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