All 6 Uses of
requisition
in
Catch-22
- ...the truckloads of fruit would be theirs to dispose of any way they saw fit once Yossarian had requisitioned them from the mess hall with Doc Daneeka's letter.
Chpt 7 *requisitioned = officially requested
- They were wondering why you couldn't requisition some of the replacement crews that are waiting in Africa to take their places and then let them go home.†
Chpt 19
- I've already put in a requisition for two majors, four captains and sixteen lieutenants to give you a hand.†
Chpt 29
- Yossarian was warm when the cold weather came because of Orr's marvelous stove, and he might have existed in his warm tent quite comfortably if not for the memory of Orr, and if not for the gang of animated roommates that came swarming inside rapaciously one day from the two full combat crews Colonel Cathcart had requisitioned — and obtained in less than forty-eight hours — as replacements for Kid Sampson and McWatt.
Chpt 32requisitioned = officially requested, demanded, or taken
- Sergeant Towser was not permitted to requisition another six-man tent from Group while Yossarian was living in one alone.†
Chpt 32
- Colonel Cathcart couldn't possibly requisition so many inexperienced replacement crews at one time without causing an investigation.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(requisition) to officially request, demand, or take something; or the form used to make such a request