requisition.
A formal request for something.
Meaning & usage
A formal request for something. A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
A formal request for something. A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
A formal request for something. A 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
A formal request for something. A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
A formal request for something. A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
a requisition for clothing, troops, or money
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
a requisition for a public meeting
Where this word comes from
From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.
To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.
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