levied
Variant of levy
levy
definition
levy (lev′ē)
noun pl. levies lev′·ies
- an imposing and collecting of a tax or other payment
- an amount levied; tax, etc.
- the enlistment, usually compulsory, of personnel, as for military service
- a group so enlisted
Etymology: ME levee < MFr, fem. pp. of lever, to raise: see lever
transitive verb levied lev′·ied, levying lev′y·ing
- to impose or collect (a tax, tribute, fine, etc.)
- to enlist (troops) for military service, usually by force
- to wage (war)
intransitive verb
- to make a levy
- Law to seize property in order to satisfy a judgment: often with on
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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