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exaction
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[ɛɡˈzakʃn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment
(e.g: he supervised the exaction of tolls at various ports)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin exactio(n-), from exigere ‘ascertain, perfect, enforce’ (see exact)
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