the surrender of fugitives , by authorizing the Governor , in his discretion , on requisition from a foreign government , to surrender up fugitives charged with murder , forgery , larceny , or other crimes[…]
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Requisition
//ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən//
Synonyms for "requisition" (186 found)
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Strong matches (55)
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desiderationdesideratumdesiredraftdraindraughtdraughtsmandraughtydutyenslaveenslavementessentialessentialsevocationevokeexactexactionexpressed desireexpropriateextortextortionextortionate demandfilefile forheavy demandhogimpetrationimposeimpositionimpostindentindispensableinsistent demandinvocationinvoke
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issue an ultimatumjump a claimlevymake a demandmake a requestmake a requisitionmake applicationmake free withmake use ofmandatemonopolizemustmust itemmustermuster upnecessariesnecessitiesnecessityneedneed for
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nodnonnegotiable demandnoticeoccasionoccupationoccupyorderorder upoverrunpagepetitionplace an orderpostulatepreconizationpreconizepreemptpreemptionpreoccupationpreoccupyprepossessprepossessionprerequirementprerequisiteprocureput in forput in requisitionrecallrequestrequirerequirementrequisiterushrush orderscrewseizesend aftersend forsequestrationservesit onsolicitsquat onsubjugatesubjugationsubpoenasummonsummon forthsummon upsummonstake all oftake it alltake overtake possession oftake uptakeovertaking overtaxtaxingthe necessarythe needfultributeultimatumusurpusurpationvoucherwantwarnwarningwaywhistle forwish
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9 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- заявка noun (A formal request for something)
- искане noun (A formal request for something)
- предписание noun (That which is required by authority)
- изисквам verb (to demand something)
Danish
1 entries- rekvirere verb (to demand something)
Finnish
2 entries- anomus noun (A formal request for something)
- tilaus verb (to demand something)
French
1 entries- réquisition noun (That which is required by authority)
German
1 entries- requirieren verb (to demand something)
Hungarian
1 entries- rekvirál verb (to demand something)
Italian
1 entries- requisire verb (to demand something)
Polish
2 entries- rekwizycja noun (A formal request for something)
- rekwizycja noun (That which is required by authority)
Romanian
2 entries- cere ceva verb (to demand something)
- rechizitiona verb (to demand something)
Russian
4 entries- запро́с noun (A formal request for something)
- зая́вка noun (A formal request for something)
- тре́бование noun (A formal request for something)
- реквизи́ровать verb (to demand something)
Spanish
1 entries- requisar verb (to demand something)
Sample sentences
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a requisition used upon an infeftment of annual rent
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a lab requisition for blood tests
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It was the policy of the American army to procure voluntary labor whenever possible, but a sufficient number of volunteers was frequently not obtainable. In such cases, a requisition for additional labor was served on German civil officials.
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