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requisitory

requisitory

9.9
A formal written request for goods, money, or supplies
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪtəri/
  • Formal
translation icon : requisitorio
  • The officer prepared a requisitory detailing the resources needed for the expedition.

Examples

  • The government issued a formal requisitory for medical supplies.

  • Before supplies could be delivered, a formal requisitory had to be submitted.

  • The committee issued a requisitory to the treasury for additional funding.

  • Have you received the requisitory for the upcoming project?

  • The committee issued a requisitory to the treasury for additional funding.

  • Before supplies could be delivered, a formal requisitory had to be submitted.

  • The officer prepared a requisitory detailing the resources needed for the expedition.

Synonyms

demand
vsrequisitory
419 3.1

A strong, urgent request someone makes, often as a right

is a formal written request in official contexts, not an urgent forceful claim
solicitation
vsrequisitory
  • Formal
19 5.8

Asking others for money or help in a formal way

is a formal written request for goods or resources rather than the general act
requisition
vsrequisitory
  • Formal
15 6.7

An official form used to ask for goods or equipment in an office

is a formal written request used in official contexts not limited to internal paperwork
requisition form
vsrequisitory
  • Formal
4 4.1

An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization

is a formal written request used in official contexts, not only a fixed document

How Demanding

demand
419 3.1
requisitory
  • Formal
9.9
request
1.0
message
1.0

Surface Forms

requisitory singular
requisitories plural

Morphology

requisitory = requisition (transparent) = requisition + itory

This sense is essentially the noun-form meaning 'a formal written demand', directly corresponding to 'requisition'.

Etymology

Requisitory comes from the same idea as requisition and request, meaning 'to ask for' or 'to demand'. So, a requisitory in this sense is a formal written demand for goods, money, or resources.