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exaction
/ ɪɡˈzækʃən /
noun
- the act or an instance of exacting, esp money
- an excessive or harsh demand, esp for money; extortion
- a sum or payment exacted
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- nonex·action noun
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Example Sentences
By statute and order the Central Authority had authorised compulsory detention for four hours and the exaction of a task of work.
The violent altercation witnessed by Clameran's new valet, Joseph Dubois, had been caused by the exaction of this promise.
But the stern customs of his people had made too severe an exaction of the feeble old man.
How can he be fed, clothed, and warmed without the State making its existence felt by the exaction of a tithe?
The allies no sooner obtained possession of central Europe than they outdid its recent master in every species of exaction.
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