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exaction

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English exaccion, from Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin exāctiō.

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Noun

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exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)

  1. 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
  2. extortion.
  3. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exactiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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exaction f (plural exactions)

  1. extortion
  2. exaction

Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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exaction

  1. Alternative form of exaccion