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Definition of requisition
1a : the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an actionb : a formal demand made by one nation upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice
2a : the act of requiring something to be furnishedb : a demand or application made usually with authority: such as (1) : a demand made by military authorities upon civilians for supplies or other needs (2) : a written request for something authorized but not made available automatically
3 : the state of being in demand or use
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Examples of requisition in a Sentence
a brand-new, top-notch computer was the new science teacher's first requisition
Recent Examples of requisition from the Web
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Site office managers will eventually be able to enter requisitions through the online portal and the approvals process will lead back to Evans’ office for purchasing.
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If more materials are needed, submit a requisition to your local provider, which has that secret discretionary account from all those monthly surcharges for those who add extra regional sports channels.
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The oil pipeline, which could be disastrous in the case of a spill, was directed away from the predominantly white, middle-class city of Bismarck, and redirected way too close to a Native community, without any requisition or warning.
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For hundreds of years, the royal prerogative has allowed Britain’s leaders to mint coinage, requisition ships, send troops into battle or authorize the mining of precious metals.
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LONDON — For hundreds of years, the royal prerogative has allowed Britain’s leaders to mint coinage, requisition ships, send troops into battle or authorize the mining of precious metals.
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Not a single state complies with the requisitions, several pass over them in silence, and some positively reject them.
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Did You Know?
Requisition was originally a noun but is now probably more common as a verb. So we either can speak of sending our office's purchasing department a requisition for computers, or of requisitioning more computers from the department. The word has an official sound to it. However, one of Hollywood's bittersweet love stories begins when Omar Sharif, playing a World War II freedom fighter, says to Ingrid Bergman, who is the owner of a stately old yellow Rolls Royce, "I've come to requisition your car".
Origin and Etymology of requisition
Middle English requisicion, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French requisition, from Medieval Latin requisition-, requisitio, from Latin, act of searching, from requirere
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requisition
playLegal Definition of requisition
1 : the taking of property by a public authority for a public use : the exercise of the power of eminent domain
2 : a formal demand made by one international jurisdiction (as a nation) upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice in accordance with an extradition treaty
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