Requisition



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 要求
• ［英］ n. 要求 ( a demand made with authority)
• ［例］ the requisition of a house as a military hospital

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English requisicion, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French ~, from Medieval Latin ~-, requisitio, from Latin, act of searching, from requirere
• Date: 15th century
• 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 extradition of a fugitive from justice
• 2.
  • a. the act of requiring something to be furnished
  • b. a demand or application made usually with authority: as
    • (1) a demand made by military authorities upon civilians for supplies or other needs
    • (2) a written request for something authorized but not made available automatically
• 3. the state of being in demand or use
• ? ~ transitive verb

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