moonlight requisition
(slang, euphemistic) Theft or receipt of stolen goods.
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(slang, euphemistic) Theft or receipt of stolen goods.
One problem that became apparent from almost the first acquisition, was that of vandalism and pilfering. It seemed that as soon as a party moved, the area "jungle telegraph" would alert those in the habit of making "moonlight requisition…
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(military slang) To steal or use materiel without authorization.
The soldier learns informally in his basic military training experience to "moonlight requisition" or steal that which his unit needs.
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(military slang) Unauthorized taking of materiel; theft of supplies for use in one's own unit.
They were clever in finding local material, such as parachutes, for making bedcovers or curtains, and so-called "moonlight requisitions" were sources of supply for material to make furniture.
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