exaction
noun/ɪɡˈzækʃn/
/ɪɡˈzækʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- an act of demanding and getting something from somebody
- rising tax exactions
- the exaction of tolls at various ports
- an act of making something bad happen to somebody
- the exactions imposed by military law
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