exaction

ɛɡˈzækʃən

Definition

Definition of exaction - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

enforcement

Rare

act of enforcing something strictly

Rare

The exaction of strict penalties deterred further violations..

demand

enforcement

imposition

finance

Rare

unjust or excessive demand for money

Rare

The villagers suffered under the exaction of the corrupt officials.

demand

extortion

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Origin of exaction

Latin, exactio (demand)

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extortion

legal

unjust exaction by misuse of authority

Examples of exaction in a sentence

His exaction of the rules made him unpopular.
The exaction of high taxes burdened the citizens.
Protests erupted against the exaction imposed by the new law.

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French:exaction, extorsion, ...
German:strikte Durchsetzung, Forderung, ...
Italian:imposizione, estorsione, ...
Spanish:exigencia, exacción, ...
Portuguese:imposição, exigência, ...
Chinese:强制执行, 苛捐杂税, ...
Japanese:施行, 不当要求, ...
Arabic:تَطْبيق صارِم, اِبتِزاز, ...
Hebrew:אֲכִיפָה, דְּרִישָׁה מֻפְרֶזֶת, ...
Russian:взыскание, вымогательство, ...
Ukrainian:вимога, вимагання, ...
Hindi:प्रवर्तन, अनुचित मांग, ...
Bengali:প্রয়োগ, অত্যাচার, ...
Catalan:exacció, extorsió, ...
Czech:přísné vymáhání, vydírání, ...
Danish:håndhævelse, afpresning, ...
Dutch:afdwinging, afpersing, ...
Greek:επιβολή, απαίτηση, ...
Hungarian:kikényszerítés, sarcolás, ...
Khmer:ការអនុវត្តយ៉ាងតឹងរ៉ឹង, ការទាមទារប្រាក់ហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:집행, 부당 징수, ...
Persian:اجرای سخت‌گیرانه, باج‌گیری, ...
Polish:egzekwowanie, wyzysk, ...
Portuguese (BR):imposição, exação, ...
Romanian:impunere, exacțiune, ...
Swedish:genomdrivande, utpressning, ...
Thai:การบังคับใช้, การเรียกร้องเงินที่ไม่เป็นธรรม, ...
Turkish:uygulama, haraç, ...
Vietnamese:việc thực thi, sự bóc lột, ...

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