Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something that is required; a necessity.
- noun Something obligatory; a prerequisite.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of requiring, in any sense; demand; requisition.
- noun That which requires the doing of something; an authoritative or imperative command; an essential condition; claim.
- noun That which is required; something demanded or necessary.
- noun Synonyms Requisite, Requirement (see
requisite ), mandate, injunction, charge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
- noun That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
necessity orprerequisite ; somethingrequired orobligatory . - noun Something asked.
- noun engineering A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable
constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun anything indispensable
- noun required activity
- noun something that is required in advance
Etymologies
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Examples
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In that case, assuming the private couple meets the requirements of the forum state which often includes, among other requirement, a *residency requirement*, a home study within the jurisdiction, and several procedural hoops, has a valid adoption, then travels back to Oklahoma, thenyes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007
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The term "requirement" does not mean that detention of U.S. citizens is optional under this provision.
Alton Lu: The National Defense Authorization Act: Our Disappearing Rights and Liberties Alton Lu 2012
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My main requirement is that I be within 1-2 hours of Guadalajara, since that airport has frequent, relatively cheap service to and from the US west coast where my kids live.
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Its clear the requirement is all about pumping up the eye doctor business.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » You Want to Know Why Medical Care Is So Expensive? 2009
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Its clear the requirement is all about pumping up the eye doctor business.
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I believe formulating such a requirement is an an interesting subject on its own. jstults
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It appears the requirement is being adopted by more and more states now.
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Section 1022's use of the word 'requirement' also has been misinterpreted as allowing U.S. citizens to be detained, but this provision does not in any way create this authority.
Alton Lu: The National Defense Authorization Act: Our Disappearing Rights and Liberties Alton Lu 2012
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A part of the requirement is a personal interview which can be done via email.
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But the requirement is the package stay functional -- period.
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