exaction
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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
|
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]
Audio (file)
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
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with usage examples
- en:Directives
- French terms borrowed from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns