Definition of "requisition" []

• A formal written request for something needed. (noun)
• A necessity; a requirement. (noun)
• The state or condition of being needed or put into service. (noun)
• Law A formal request of one government to another demanding the return of a criminal or fugitive. (noun)
• To demand, as for military needs. (verb-transitive)

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• "The Director of Selective Service shall, upon receipt of a special call or requisition from the Secretary of Defense, allocate such call or requisition among the several States."
• "The Director of Selective Service shall, upon receipt of a call or requisition from the Secretary of Defense, allocate such call or requisition among the several States."
• "We were situated nearly two miles from the village church, and, consequently, the family carriage was put in requisition every Sunday morning, and sometimes oftener."