exaction

Etymology

From Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin exactio

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.

References

• exaction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• exaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• cinoxate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exactiō.

Noun

exaction f (plural exactions)

1. extortion
2. exaction

References

• “exaction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).