exaccion

Middle English

/ɛksakˈsjuːn/

noun
Definitions
  • Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction; the compelling of payment.
  • (Late ME) An instance of taxation; a charge.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exaction borrowed from Latin exāctiōnem affix from Middle English accion.

Origin

Middle English

accion

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