In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
REQUISITIONING
Verb
requisitioning
present participle of requisition
Source: Wiktionary
REQUISITION
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
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