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exactions

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noun

Say it like: Exa-csh-ons

The correct spelling is exactions. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force For example: "the exaction to tribute or of obedience"

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the exaction to tribute or of obedience

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
  2. 2.Extortion.
  3. 3.That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

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