Exaction Definition

ĭg-zăkshən
exactions
noun
The act of exacting.
American Heritage
An exacting, as of money, time, etc.
Webster's New World
An excessive demand; extortion.
Webster's New World
An exacted fee, tax, etc.
Webster's New World
Something exacted.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Exaction

Noun

Singular:
exaction
Plural:
exactions

Origin of Exaction

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

    From Wiktionary

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