noun🔗ShareThe 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"governmentpoliticslawdemandactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtortion."The store owner refused to pay the gang's weekly exaction, so they vandalized his shop. "governmentlawpoliticspoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice."The local gang's exaction of protection money from small businesses left many shop owners struggling to survive. "governmentpoliticslawfinanceeconomydemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
