noun Download 🔗Share The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force Examples : "the exaction to tribute or of obedience" government politics law demand action state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Extortion. Examples : "The store owner refused to pay the gang's weekly exaction, so they vandalized his shop. " government law politics police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. Examples : "The local gang's exaction of protection money from small businesses left many shop owners struggling to survive. " government politics law finance economy demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading