to levy troops

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• levy — 1 / le vē/ n pl lev·ies 1: an act of levying: as a: the imposition or collection of a tax b: the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor s possession to satisfy a judgment debt 2: an amount… …   Law dictionary

• LEVY, JONAS PHILLIPS — (1807–1883), U.S. naval officer and communal leader. Levy, the brother of uriah phillips levy and the father of jefferson monroe levy , was born in Philadelphia. He took up a career in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of commander. Unlike his… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• LEVY, AARON — (1742–1815), U.S. merchant and land speculator. Levy was born in Amsterdam. He went to Pennsylvania about 1760, where he established himself as an Indian trader and merchant. His major interest was in land speculation; he was one of the most… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Levy — Lev y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v [i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.] 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Levy — Lev y, n. [F. lev[ e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Levy in mass — Levy Lev y, n. [F. lev[ e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• levy — ► NOUN (pl. levies) 1) the imposition of a tax, fee, fine, or subscription. 2) a sum of money raised by a levy. 3) archaic a body of enlisted troops. ► VERB (levies, levied) 1) impose or seize as a levy …   English terms dictionary

• levy — [lev′ē] n. pl. levies [ME levee < MFr, fem. pp. of lever, to raise: see LEVER] 1. an imposing and collecting of a tax or other payment 2. an amount levied; tax, etc. 3. a) the enlistment, usually compulsory, of personnel, as for military… …   English World dictionary

• levy — /lev ee/, n., pl. levies, v., levied, levying. n. 1. an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. 2. the amount owed or collected. 3. the conscription of troops. 4. the troops conscripted. v.t. 5. to impose (a tax): to levy a… …   Universalium

• levy — /ˈlɛvi / (say levee) noun (plural levies) 1. a raising or collecting, as of money or troops, by authority or force. 2. that which is raised, as a tax assessment or a body of troops. –verb (levied, levying) –verb (t) 3. to make a levy of; collect… …  

• levy — lev•y [[t]ˈlɛv i[/t]] n. pl. lev•ies, 1) cvb an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force 2) cvb the amount owed or collected 3) cvb the conscription of troops 4) cvb the troops conscripted 5) cvb to impose (a tax, fine, etc.):… …   From formal English to slang