requisition

Plural: requisitions

Noun

• 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
• A formal request for something.
• A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
• A formal request for something.
• A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
• A formal request for something.
• A formal request by a doctor or other clinician, usually on a standardized form, for specific medical tests or procedures to be performed on a patient by a third party, such as a laboratory or imaging center
• A formal request for something.
• A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
• A formal request for something.
• A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
• That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
• A call; an invitation; a summons.

Verb

• make a formal request for official services
• demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
• To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.

Examples

• a lab requisition for blood tests
• a requisition for a public meeting
• a requisition for clothing, troops, or money

Synonyms

requisition form, sequestration

Antonyms

derequisition