(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.
(v. t.) To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in
a peremptory manner; to question.
(v. t.) To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need
of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
(v. t.) To call into court; to summon.
(v. i.) To make a demand; to inquire.
(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.
(v. t.) Earnest inquiry; question; query.
(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.
(v. t.) That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing
claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
(v. t.) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
(v. t.) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be
claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person.
(v. t.) A thing or amount claimed to be due.
