Library / English Dictionary

EXACTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act of demanding or levying by force or authority

Example:

exaction of various dues and fees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("exaction" is a kind of...):

demand (the act of demanding)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exaction"):

extortion (unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority))

Derivation:

exact (claim as due or just)

Credits