To officially request or demand something needed for a specific purpose, often used by military or government.
From Latin 'requisitus,' past participle of 'requirere,' where 're-' means 'again' and 'quaerere' means 'to seek.' Originally a formal Latin legal term that became military jargon.
During wartime, governments 'requisition' supplies and even buildings—the word gives official legitimacy to what is technically taking property, which shows how language can make something sound bureaucratic and proper when it might otherwise sound like theft.
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