exaction

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzækʃən/

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• nonexaction

Translations

the act of demanding with authority

Bulgarian: изискване (bg) n (iziskvane) Middle English: exaccioun Romanian: forțare, acțiune de intimidare, impunere (ro) Spanish: exacción (es) f

that which is exacted

Romanian: extorsiune (ro)

a severe tribute

a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice

Spanish: exacción (es) f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “exaction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “exaction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cinoxate

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exactiōnem.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

exaction f (plural exactions)

1. extortion
2. exaction

Further reading

• “exaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

exaction

1. alternative form of exaccioun