exaction of tribute

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• Exaction — Ex*ac tion, n. [L. exactio: cf. F. exaction.] 1. 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• exaction — noun a) 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 …   Wiktionary

• exaction — late 14c., from Fr. exaction, from L. exactionem (nom. exactio) a driving out; supervision; exaction; a tax, tribute, impost, noun of action from pp. stem of exigere (see EXACT (Cf. exact)) …   Etymology dictionary

• exaction — Synonyms and related words: admission, admission fee, anchorage, blackmail, bother, brokerage, burdening, call, call for, carfare, cellarage, charge, charges, charging, claim, contribution, cover charge, demand, demand for, dockage, draft, drain …   Moby Thesaurus

• tribute — Synonyms and related words: Christmas present, acclaim, acclamation, accolade, account, acknowledgment, adulation, allowance, anniversaries, apotheosis, appreciation, assessment, award, bepraisement, bill, birthday present, blackmail, blood money …   Moby Thesaurus

• exaction — n. 1. Extortion. 2. Contribution (demanded), tribute …   New dictionary of synonyms

• exaction — n 1. extortion, blackmail, Sl. shakedown, Inf. the squeeze, milking, Inf. bleeding, bloodsucking; skin game, badger game, Sl. murphy. 2. wresting, wrenching, wringing, extraction; demand, requirement, claim, requisition, elicitation. 3. duty, tax …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• tribute — n 1. recognition, acclaim, acclamation, homage, honor, glorification, exaltation; commenda tion, celebration, congratulation, Archaic. gratulation, paean, laud; praise, extolment, laudation, kudos, Archaic. magnification; eulogy, eulogium,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• tribute — /ˈtrɪbjut / (say tribyooht) noun 1. a personal offering, testimonial, compliment, or the like given as if due, or in acknowledgement of gratitude, esteem, or regard. 2. a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state… …  

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