exaction

[ ig-zak-shuhn ]

/ ɪgˈzæk ʃən /

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noun

the act of exacting; extortion: the exactions of usury.

an amount or sum exacted.

Origin of exaction

1350–1400; Middle English exactioun<Latin exāctiōn- (stem of exāctiō) a demanding. See exact, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exaction

non·ex·ac·tion, noun

Words nearby exaction

exacerbation, exact, exacta, exact differential, exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exact science, exacum, exaggerate

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Example sentences from the Web for exaction

How is it that girls are so potent to refuse such favours at one time, and so impotent in preventing their exaction at another?
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope
You mean that if he should be—what you ask me about—your exaction would then be modified?
The Outcry|Henry James
They pay tithes to their lords of the produce of their herds, but there is no exaction, and no apparent discontent.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie
That we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder

If money is wanted he makes "an exaction" on a village, and subordinates screw it out of the people.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird

British Dictionary definitions for exaction

exaction

/ (ɪɡˈzækʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of exacting, esp money

an excessive or harsh demand, esp for money; extortion

a sum or payment exacted

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单词	exaction
释义	exaction [ ig-zak-shuhn ] / ɪgˈzæk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exaction ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of exacting; extortion: the exactions of usury. an amount or sum exacted. Origin of exaction 1350–1400; Middle English exactioun<Latin exāctiōn- (stem of exāctiō) a demanding. See exact, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM exaction non·ex·ac·tion, noun Words nearby exaction exacerbation, exact, exacta, exact differential, exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exact science, exacum, exaggerate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exaction How is it that girls are so potent to refuse such favours at one time, and so impotent in preventing their exaction at another? The Bertrams\|Anthony Trollope You mean that if he should be—what you ask me about—your exaction would then be modified? The Outcry\|Henry James They pay tithes to their lords of the produce of their herds, but there is no exaction, and no apparent discontent. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,\|Alexander Michie That we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. The Astronomy of the Bible\|E. Walter Maunder If money is wanted he makes "an exaction" on a village, and subordinates screw it out of the people. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)\|Isabella L. Bird British Dictionary definitions for exaction exaction / (ɪɡˈzækʃən) / noun the act or an instance of exacting, esp money an excessive or harsh demand, esp for money; extortion a sum or payment exacted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exaction claim, levy, fee, request, requirement, payment, charge, requisition, call, toll, contribution, extortion
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exaction

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Origin of exaction

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