the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
an official form on which a request in made;"first you have to fill out the requisition"
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
Verb:
make a formal request for official services
demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
中英词源
requisition 要求,征用
来自 requisite,必要的,必需的,-ion,名词后缀。引申词义要求,征用。
requisition (n.)
c. 1400, from Old French requisicion (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin requisitionem (nominative requisitio) "a searching," from past participle stem of requirere (see require).
requisition (v.)
1837, from requisition (n.). Related: Requisitioned; requisitioning.