The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: (a) (International Law)
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice. Kent.
A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]
To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops.
To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.]
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