exaction in English

noun
1
the action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service.
he supervised the exaction of tolls at various ports

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1. There are many synonyms of Briberies which include Bribe, Bribery, Exaction, Extortion, Milking, Payoff, Ransom, Tribute, Protection, Hush Money, Slush Fund, etc.

2. Reports were presented on the condition of the Yuan provinces were full of complaints about the Lamas who, armed with their golden seals, rode about the province making exaction and treating the people in a shameful way.

3. Appeal to - appraise - approach - assemble - Biddance - birdcall - call away - call back - call down - call upon - cast lots - chastise - christen - come over - defiance - dial tone - drafting - draughty - draw lots - entreaty - estimate - etiology - evaluate - exaction - forecast - foretell - identify - last post - listen in - …

4. Bedouins use a number of social mechanism – including exile from the tribe, exaction of “blood money” or vengeance to right a crime and payment of diyyeh which is a compensation paid to a murder victim’s family by the family of the murderer – to maintain order in the society