exaction
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English exaccion, from Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin exāctiō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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
- the exaction to tribute or of obedience
- extortion.
- That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
Translations edit
the act of demanding with authority
that which is exacted
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a severe tribute
a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice
References edit
- “exaction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “exaction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin exactiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
exaction f (plural exactions)
Further reading edit
- “exaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
exaction
- Alternative form of exaccion