Meaning

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

noun an official form on which a request in made

noun seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

originFrom Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.

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