English dictionary

exaction

/I/g'z/&/k/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

act of demanding or levying by force or authority

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Examples
Exaction of tribute.

Exaction of various dues and fees.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>exaction</i> to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.

noun

Source: webster1913