Synonyms for exaction

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ig-zak-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzæk ʃən

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Définition of exaction

Origin : late 14c., from French exaction, from Latin exactionem (nominative exactio) "a driving out; supervision; exaction; a tax, tribute, impost," noun of action from past participle stem of exigere (see exact (adj.)).

noun demand

Example sentences :

The Indians were triumphant, but not a whit the less inclined to obstinacy and exaction.
Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

You mean that if he should be—what you ask me about—your exaction would then be modified?
Extract from : « The Outcry » by Henry James

It may be said that the exaction of damages comes to the same thing.
Extract from : « The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by John Morley

That we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Extract from : « The Astronomy of the Bible » by E. Walter Maunder

Look at Normandy, freed from misrule and exaction, in peace and order.
Extract from : « The Caged Lion » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Thus, when they complained that the exaction amounted to 9l.
Extract from : « Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) » by Richard Bagwell

To-day he falls an easy victim to injustice, intrigue and exaction.
Extract from : « Indo-China and Its Primitive People » by Henry Baudesson

Nor is the tithe any longer the only exaction demanded by the Prophet.
Extract from : « Under the Prophet in Utah » by Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'Higgins

He would come with his hands shaking, ready to be cruel in the exaction of his rights.
Extract from : « A Bed of Roses » by W. L. George

Nor was this exaction unreasonable in view of the emergency.
Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume II » by John Lord

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