exaction

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[edit] Noun

exaction (plural exactions)

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.
2. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

[edit] References

• exaction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• exaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913