exaction
🇺🇸
/ɪɡˈzækʃn/
🇬🇧
/ɪɡˈzækʃn/
noun
R
the act of forcing someone to give something
The government's exaction of taxes is necessary for funding public services.
R
the act of causing harm or suffering to someone
The villagers suffered under the exaction of the tyrannical ruler.
translation
the act of forcing someone to give something; the act of causing harm or suffering to someone
Word Forms
Plural
exactions