De*mand" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.]
1. 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.
This, in our foresaid holy father's name,
Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee.
Shak.
2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury.
Shak.
3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
4. Law To call into court; to summon.
Burrill.
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De*mand", v. i. To make a demand; to inquire.
The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do?
Luke iii. 14.
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De*mand", n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]
1. 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.
The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones.
Dan. iv. 17.
He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them.
Locke.
2. Earnest inquiry; question; query.
Shak.
3. A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to posses; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.
In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with additions; and the demand became immense.
Macaulay.
4. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
5. Law (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due . (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person . (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due.
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