de·mand 1 n
1: a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with force
a shareholder must first make a demand on the corporation's board of directors to act — R. C. Clark
a written demand for payment
2: something demanded
on demand: upon presentation and request for payment
demand 2 vt: to ask or call for with force, authority, or by legal right: claim as due
any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(b)
de·mand·able adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.