exaction

exaction is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
3. noun. act of demanding or levying by force or authority

   "exaction of tribute"

   "exaction of various dues and fees"

Common word forms

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