requisition

From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisite +‎ -ion or require +‎ -ition in parallel to acquisition.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/

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requisition (countable and uncountable, plural requisitions)

1. A formal request for something.
   1. A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
      • 1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law:

        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 […]

   2. (law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
      • 1828, John Erskine, An Institute of the Law of Scotland:

        a requisition used upon an infeftment of annualrent

   3. (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
      • 1943, American Military Government of Occupied Germany, 1918-1920, page 199:

        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.

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

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

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

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

   4. A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.

      a requisition for clothing, troops, or money

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

   a requisition for a public meeting

   • 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:

     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.

requisition (third-person singular simple present requisitions, present participle requisitioning, simple past and past participle requisitioned)

1. (transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
   • 2023 February 27, Stephen Burgen, “Spanish activists end attempt to revive abandoned village after 10 years”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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.

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