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exaction

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The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.

That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

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When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government and expenses of its economical administration, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of free government. Grover Cleveland

KINDNESS, n. A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction. Ambrose Bierce

exaction of tribute Source: Internet

exaction of various dues and fees Source: Internet

Together, the Beatitudes present a new set of ideals that focus on love and humility rather than force and exaction; they echo the highest ideals of Jesus' teachings on spirituality and compassion. Source: Internet

Edward I had tried to introduce an additional duty on wool, but this unpopular maltolt, or "unjust exaction", was soon abandoned. Source: Internet

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