requisition
noun
[ ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.
• "I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodation"
requisition
verb
• demand the use or supply of (something) by official order.
Similar:
commandeer,
appropriate,
take,
take over,
take possession of,
occupy,
seize,
confiscate,
expropriate,
sequestrate,
sequester,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘request, demand’): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n- ), from requirere ‘search for’ (see require). The verb dates from the mid 19th century.
