requisition in American English · 1. a requiring, as by right or authority; formal demand · 2. a formal written order, request, or application, as for equipment ...
noun an authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc.: The general issued a requisition to the townspeople for eight trucks.
if someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an emergency such as a war.
1. a : the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action b : a formal demand made by one nation upon another for the surrender or ...
noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily)