Requisition
Requisition (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n) , noun
[Compare French réquisition, Latin requisitio a searching.]
1.
(International Law) The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority.
(a)
(International Law) A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
(b)
(International Law) A notarial demand of a debt.
(c)
(International Law) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
(d)
(International Law) A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money. — Kent
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. [English]
Requisition , transitive verb
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. [English]