Also means
to commandeer
Usage Note
Réquisitionner is used when an authority compels the use of private property or personnel for public service — most often seen in news reports about striking workers being ordered back, or government seizure of goods. The related noun is réquisition. In legal contexts réquisitoire is the prosecutor's closing argument.
Examples
"L'armée a réquisitionné les camions."
Natural Translation
The army requisitioned the trucks.
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