Confiscate vs Requisition - What's the difference?
confiscate | requisition |
To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
(obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit
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A formal request for something.
# A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
# (legal) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
# (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
# A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
In transitive terms the difference between confiscate and requisition
is that confiscate is to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder while requisition is to demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.As an adjective confiscate
is confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.As a noun requisition is
a formal request for something.confiscate
English
Verb
(confiscat)- In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
Synonyms
* (take possession of)See also
* confiscationAdjective
(-)- Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate .
- Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.
requisition
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Noun
(en noun)- (Kent)
- (Wharton)
- (Farrow)
- a requisition for clothing, troops, or money
- a requisition for a public meeting