exaction

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force

   the exaction to tribute or of obedience

2. noun extortion.
3. noun That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

Similar words

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Word family

exactions