exaction
21exaction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Extortion] Syn. demand, levying, expropriation, blackmail; see command 1 , theft . 2. [Something exacted] Syn. fee, toll, ransom, levy; see bribe , tax 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of demanding: call, claim …
22exaction — ex ac·tion || kʃn n. extortion, act of demanding or requiring more than is reasonable …
23exaction — noun formal the action of exacting something, especially a payment. ↘a sum of money exacted …
24exaction — n. 1. Extortion. 2. Contribution (demanded), tribute …
25exaction — n 1. extortion, blackmail, Sl. shakedown, Inf. the squeeze, milking, Inf. bleeding, bloodsucking; skin game, badger game, Sl. murphy. 2. wresting, wrenching, wringing, extraction; demand, requirement, claim, requisition, elicitation. 3. duty, tax …
26exaction — ex·ac·tion …
27exaction — ex•ac•tion [[t]ɪgˈzæk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of exacting; extortion: the exactions of usury[/ex] 2) an amount or sum exacted • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L …
28exaction — /əgˈzækʃən/ (say uhg zakshuhn), /ɛg / (say eg ) noun 1. the act of exacting; extortion. 2. something exacted …
29exaction — nf. => Dessous de table, Détournement …
30exaction — The wrongful act of an officer or other person in compelling payment of a fee or reward for his services, under color of his official authority, where no payment is due. See also extortion …
