SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
exaction
noun
A payment or demand imposed with severity or unfairness.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Harshly imposed demand
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Usage distinction
Return to topLevy and imposition need not be unfair; exaction often adds a sense of severity or oppressive enforcement.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See exaction in use
The villagers protested the ruler's burdensome exactions.
An exaction in a fictional fair contract requires stallholders to surrender half their daily takings on top of the fee they already agreed to pay.
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