exaction
exaction
noun
noun
- [mass noun](formal)the action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service
(正式)索要；征收
he supervised the exaction of tolls at various ports.
他监督各个港口收取通行费。
■[count noun]a sum of money demanded in such a way
索要的钱财
■[count noun]an act of demanding unfair and exorbitant payment; an act of extortion
敲诈；勒索
- late Middle English: from Latin exactio(n-), from exigere 'ascertain, perfect, enforce' (see exact)
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