| Demand |
v. t. |
To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
To call into court; to summon. |
| Demand |
v. i. |
To make a demand; to inquire. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
Earnest inquiry; question; query. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. |
| Demand |
v. t. |
A thing or amount claimed to be due. |
| Demandable |
a. |
That may be demanded or claimed. |
| Demandant |
n. |
One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff. |
| Demanded |
imp. & p. p. |
of Demand |
| Demander |
n. |
One who demands. |
| Demanding |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Demand |
| Demandress |
n. |
A woman who demands. |
