requisition

plural requisitions

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

      the surrender of fugitives , by authorizing the Governor , in his discretion , on requisition from a foreign government , to surrender up fugitives charged with murder , forgery , larceny , or other crimes[…]

      1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law

   2. countableuncountablelawA notarial demand for repayment of a debt.

      a requisition used upon an infeftment of annual rent

      1828, John Erskine, An Institute of the Law of Scotland

   3. countableuncountablemedicineA formal request by a doctor or other clinician, usually on a standardized form, for specific medical tests or procedures to be performed on a patient by a third party, such as a laboratory or imaging center

      a lab requisition for blood tests

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

      First, a civilian settlement is not a “need of the occupying army” for which requisition is permitted.

      2002, David Kretzmer, The Occupation of Justice, page 77

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      It was the policy of the American army to procure voluntary labor whenever possible, but a sufficient number of volunteers was frequently not obtainable. In such cases, a requisition for additional labor was served on German civil officials.

      1943, American Military Government of Occupied Germany, 1918-1920, page 199

      To the extent the law of occupation permits the confiscation or requisition of property, taking control of cyber infrastructure or systems is likewise permitted.

      2017, Michael N. Schmitt, Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations, page 549

   5. countableuncountableA formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.

      a requisition for clothing, troops, or money

2. countableuncountableThat which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
3. countableuncountableA call; an invitation; a summons.

   a requisition for a public meeting

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   Amid the many mirrors called into requisition by Lady Townshend's fête, not one gave back a lovelier likeness than that which reflected the face and form of Lady Marchmont.

   1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 172

present singular third person requisitions · participle present requisitioning · participle past requisitioned · past requisitioned

1. transitiveTo demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.

   The 1,000-year-old village was requisitioned in the 1960s, first in a reforestation plan and then as an army training ground. The Castilla-La Mancha regional government accuses Fraguas Revive of illegally occupying the site, which lies within a natural park.

   2023 February 27, Stephen Burgen, “Spanish activists end attempt to revive abandoned village after 10 years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN