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exactions

exactions is the plural of exaction.

Meaning of exaction

Noun

exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)

  1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
    • the exaction to tribute or of obedience
  2. extortion.
  3. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

Questions about exactions

What is exactions the plural of?
Exactions is the plural of exaction.

Words near exactions in the dictionary

  1. exacting
  2. exactingly
  3. exactingness
  4. exactinio
  5. exaction
  6. exactions
  7. exactitude
  8. exactitudes
  9. exactive
  10. exactiveness
  11. exactly

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