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EXACTION
exaction
(noun) act of demanding or levying by force or authority; “exaction of tribute”; “exaction of various dues and fees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• cinoxate
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
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