Exaction
noun
The act of forcefully demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially money or property.
The local mafia is known for its ruthless exaction of protection money from the small shopkeepers.
Often appears as...
- exaction of payment
- exaction of taxes
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Something that is demanded or obtained, especially an unfair or illegal one.
The customs official was fired for his habitual exactions from the unsuspecting travelers.
Often appears as...
- illegal exaction
- unfair exaction
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
The act of forcefully demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially money or property.
The local mafia is known for its ruthless exaction of protection money from the small shopkeepers.
Often appears as...
- exaction of payment
- exaction of taxes
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Something that is demanded or obtained, especially an unfair or illegal one.
The customs official was fired for his habitual exactions from the unsuspecting travelers.
Often appears as...
- illegal exaction
- unfair exaction
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Demands
Exaction implies aggressive pressure to obtain something, often by intimidation or coercion.
After rising to power, the dictator's exaction of loyalty from citizens was foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Exaction carries a negative feeling, suggesting unfairness or abuse of power in the demand.
The exaction of inflated taxes left the townspeople in a state of discontent.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Used mainly in formal or legal contexts and less often in casual conversation.
The court documented the gang leader's exaction of money as evidence.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Demands
Exaction implies aggressive pressure to obtain something, often by intimidation or coercion.
After rising to power, the dictator's exaction of loyalty from citizens was foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Exaction carries a negative feeling, suggesting unfairness or abuse of power in the demand.
The exaction of inflated taxes left the townspeople in a state of discontent.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Used mainly in formal or legal contexts and less often in casual conversation.
The court documented the gang leader's exaction of money as evidence.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Demands
Exaction implies aggressive pressure to obtain something, often by intimidation or coercion.
After rising to power, the dictator's exaction of loyalty from citizens was foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Exaction carries a negative feeling, suggesting unfairness or abuse of power in the demand.
The exaction of inflated taxes left the townspeople in a state of discontent.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Used mainly in formal or legal contexts and less often in casual conversation.
The court documented the gang leader's exaction of money as evidence.
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Quote examples
Saint Ambrose
Italian Saint
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
Quote examples
Saint Ambrose
Italian Saint
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
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