Definition

Verb: 1. To release (property or resources) from government requisition or control: To return something that was officially taken or controlled by a government for public use (especially during a war or emergency) back to its original owner or to normal private use.

Usage

• The verb "derequisition" is used with a direct object (the thing being released).
• It is a formal, administrative term, most commonly found in legal, governmental, or historical contexts.
• It describes the official act of ending a state of requisition.

Examples

• After the war ended, the government began to derequisition the factories that had been used for military production.
• The law required the army to derequisition all private farmland within six months of the ceasefire.
• The process to derequisition the hotel and return it to its owners took over two years.

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: The term is frequently used in the passive voice to describe the state of the property.
  • The building was finally derequisitioned last year.
• As a Verbal Noun (Gerund): The act or process can be referred to as "derequisitioning."
  • The derequisitioning of civilian vehicles was a slow process.

Variants and Related Words

• Requisition (verb/noun): The act of officially demanding or taking something for public use. This is the direct opposite of "derequisition."
  • The army requisitioned the school for use as a hospital.
• Decommission (verb): To take (a ship, weapon, or facility) out of active service. While similar, "decommission" refers to ending service, not necessarily returning seized property.
• Return (verb): A more general synonym for giving something back.

Synonyms

• Return
• Restore
• Release (from requisition/control)

Antonyms

• Requisition
• Commandeer
• Seize
• Confiscate

Verb

1. release from government control