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Requisition vs Inquisition - What's the difference?

requisition | inquisition |

As a noun requisition

is requisition.

As a proper noun inquisition is

(historical) a tribunal of the roman catholic church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

requisition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (Kent)
  • # (legal) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
  • (Wharton)
  • # (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
  • (Farrow)
  • # A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
  • a requisition for clothing, troops, or money
  • That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
  • A call; an invitation; a summons.
    • a requisition for a public meeting

    Derived terms

    * requisitionary

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies or transport.

    • inquisition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  • * Latimer
    • as I could learn through earnest inquisition
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let not search and inquisition quail / To bring again these foolish runaways.
  • an inquest
  • a questioning
  • The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
  • * Blackstone
    • The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
    (Bouvier)

    Derived terms

    * inquisition post mortem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
    • (Milton)
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