exaction
(noun) act of demanding or levying by force or authority; “exaction of tribute”; “exaction of various dues and fees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ac"tion, n. Etym: [L. exactio: cf. F. exaction.]
1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion. Take away your exactions from my people. Ezek. xlv. 9. Daily new exactions are devised. Shak. Illegal exactions of sheriffs and officials. Bancroft.
2. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. Daniel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
