direct tax

direct tax
direct tax n: a tax imposed on a taxpayer himself or herself or on his or her property compare excise

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

direct tax
A charge levied by the government upon property, which is determined by its financial worth.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


direct tax
A charge levied by the government upon property, which is determined by its financial worth.

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