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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExaction
/ɪɡˈzæk.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of demanding and obtaining something, such as a payment or service, by force, authority, or undue pressure.
"The corrupt officials engaged in the systematic exaction of bribes from local merchants." - 2
An excessive or exorbitant fee, tax, or demand.
"Citizens protested against the unreasonable exactions imposed by the ruling administration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin exactionem, meaning a driving out or demanding, from exigere (to demand, exact). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally referred to the forcible extraction of payments or taxes, later broadening to describe any unfair or exorbitant demand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exaction" is said worldwide
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exaction
Transliteration: /ɛɡ.zak.sjɔ̃/
"Les exactions commises par les troupes ont été condamnées."
Erpressung
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsʊŋ/
"Die unrechtmäßige Erpressung von Geldern wurde untersucht."
esazione
Transliteration: /e.zaˈtʦjo.ne/
"L'esazione delle tasse è diventata più rigorosa quest'anno."
exacción
Transliteration: /eɣˈsak.sjon/
"La exacción fiscal generó un fuerte descontento social."
exação
Transliteration: /e.zakˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A exação rigorosa dos impostos surpreendeu os contribuintes."
अतार्किक वसूली
Transliteration: atarkik vasuli
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अधिकारियों द्वारा धन की अतार्किक वसूली की निंदा की गई।"
勒索
Transliteration: lèsuǒ
Script: 中文汉字
"商人们联合起来反抗地方官员的无理勒索。"
부당 징수
Transliteration: budang jingsu
Script: 한국어 한글
"정부는 세금의 부당 징수 관행을 엄중히 단속했다."
過酷な取り立て
Transliteration: kakoku na toritate
Script: 日本語
"住民たちは役人による過酷な取り立てに抗議した。"
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