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What does exaction mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
  2. extortion.
  3. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
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Tax exaction became centralized, more efficient, and less expensive.
He would come with his hands shaking, ready to be cruel in the exaction of his rights.
The Indians were triumphant, but not a whit the less inclined to obstinacy and exaction.
The abbeys had been the chief sufferers from annates, and had complained of the exaction for centuries.
In economic terms, the exaction which was being delivered could be thought of as a tax on land value or recoupment of community benefit.
As part of that, the Task Force will protect the population and end the exaction of various factions.

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