"moonlight requisition" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moonlight requisitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moonlight requisition (plural moonlight requisitions)
  1. (military slang) Unauthorized taking of materiel; theft of supplies for use in one's own unit. Tags: slang Synonyms: theft
    Sense id: en-moonlight_requisition-en-noun-Ux7rSLf5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (slang, euphemistic) Theft or receipt of stolen goods. Tags: euphemistic, slang
    Sense id: en-moonlight_requisition-en-noun-Qjh~5NEk Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27

Verb [English]

Forms: moonlight requisitions [present, singular, third-person], moonlight requisitioning [participle, present], moonlight requisitioned [participle, past], moonlight requisitioned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} moonlight requisition (third-person singular simple present moonlight requisitions, present participle moonlight requisitioning, simple past and past participle moonlight requisitioned)
  1. (military slang) To steal or use materiel without authorization. Tags: slang Synonyms: steal
    Sense id: en-moonlight_requisition-en-verb-dBfoF871 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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