noun, verb
noun [C,U] a formal, official written request or demand for sth:
the requisition of ships by the government * a requisition form / order
verb [VN] to officially demand the use of a building, vehicle, etc., especially during a war or an emergency:
The school was requisitioned as a military hospital. * The government could not afford to pay for all the grain that it had requisitioned from farmers.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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