| NOUN | act | exaction | act of demanding or levying by force or authority |
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| Sounds | ihgzae'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Act of demanding or levying by force or authority. | |
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| Narrower | extortion | unjust / unjust / unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) |
| Broader | demand | The act of demanding |
| Spanish | concusión, exacción, extorsión | |
| Catalan | exacció | |
| Verbs | exact | claim as due or just |
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