exaction

/ษชษกหˆzรฆkสƒษ™n/

IPA: /IH0 G Z AE1 K SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œthe exaction to tribute or of obedienceโ€

  2. 2

    Extortion.

  3. 3

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

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exaction