requisition

requisition
req·ui·si·tion /ˌre-kwə-'zi-shən/ n
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

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

requisition
I noun application, behest, bidding, call, claim, compulsory acquisition, demand, direction, exaction, forcible demand, formal request, indent, injunction, levy, mandate, necessitation, necessity, need, order, petition, postulatio, request, requirement, requisite, want II index application, arrogation, call (appeal), call (option), call (demand), canon, charge (command), claim (demand), desideratum, dun, exact, excise (levy a tax), importune, mandate, market (demand), monition (legal summons), move (judicially request), petition (noun), petition (verb), pray, prayer, request (noun), request (verb), require (compel), requirement

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


requisition
A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


requisition
A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government.

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  • Requisition — Req ui*si tion (r?k w? z?sh ?n), n.[Cf. F. r[ e]quisition, L. requisitio a searching.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • requisition — (n.) c.1500, from O.Fr. requisition, from L. requisitionem (nom. requisitio) a searching, from pp. stem of requisitus (see REQUISITE (Cf. requisite)). As a verb, from 1837. Related: Requisitioned; requisitioning …   Etymology dictionary

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