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) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force extortion. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “exaction”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], 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 === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === exaction f (plural exactions) extortion exaction === Further reading === “exaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === exaction alternative form of exaccioun