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exaction [ɪgˈzækʃən] n
1. the act or an instance of exacting, esp money 2. an excessive or harsh demand, esp for money; extortion 3. (Business / Commerce) a sum or payment exacted ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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His is the exaction of the apostle, who speaks but for Christ, when he says--"Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. But when we got home - to my new, delightful home - I was so happy and he was so kind that I freely forgave him all; and I was beginning to think my lot too happy, and my husband actually too good for me, if not too good for this world, when, on the second Sunday after our arrival, he shocked and horrified me by another instance of his unreasonable exaction. Which is the more flattering exaction it is hard to say; but there is the fact that in listening for upwards of twenty years to the sea-talk that goes on afloat and ashore I have never detected the true note of animosity. |
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