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God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
Saint Ambrose

Meaning of "exaction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXACTION

exaction  [ɪɡˈzækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exaction

An exaction is a concept in real property law where a condition for development is imposed on a parcel of land that requires the developer to mitigate anticipated negative impacts of the development. Exactions are similar to impact fees, which are direct payments to local governments instead of conditions on development.

Definition of exaction in the English dictionary

The first definition of exaction in the dictionary is the act or an instance of exacting, esp money. Other definition of exaction is an excessive or harsh demand, esp for money; extortion. Exaction is also a sum or payment exacted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXACTION


abstraction
æbˈstrækʃən
action
ˈækʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
contraction
kənˈtrækʃən
diffraction
dɪˈfrækʃən
dissatisfaction
dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
distraction
dɪˈstrækʃən
extraction
ɪkˈstrækʃən
faction
ˈfækʃən
fraction
ˈfrækʃən
inaction
ɪnˈækʃən
infraction
ɪnˈfrækʃən
interaction
ˌɪntərˈækʃən
reaction
rɪˈækʃən
refraction
rɪˈfrækʃən
retraction
rɪˈtrækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
subtraction
səbˈtrækʃən
traction
ˈtrækʃən
transaction
trænˈzækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXACTION

exacerbate
exacerbation
exacerbescence
exact
exact science
exacta
exactable
exacter
exacting
exactingly
exactingness
exactitude
exactly
exactment
exactness
exactor
exactress
exacum
exaggerate
exaggerated

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXACTION

accreditation
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
introduction
out of action
production
protection
reduction
section
selection

Synonyms and antonyms of exaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXACTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exaction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exaction

Translation of «exaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXACTION

Find out the translation of exaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

勒索
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exacción
570 millions of speakers

English

exaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तक़ाज़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقتضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взыскание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোহন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Exaction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強制取り立て
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강청
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exaction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yêu sách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

exaction
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्काळजीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zorla alma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymuszanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стягнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stoarcere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιαιοπραγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afpersing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exactionen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exaction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exaction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXACTION»

The term «exaction» is regularly used and occupies the 74.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXACTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exaction

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QUOTES WITH «EXACTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exaction.
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Saint Ambrose
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXACTION»

Discover the use of exaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
The omission of this very useful check on irregularity of exaction, is the more inexcusable in this and other offices in the Court of Exchequer, as the Act which constitutes the Court, is most express in its provisions on this head, and makes it the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1819
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Handbook of Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law: Zoning, ...
Such regulations shall provide that the measured value of the employment exaction shall be determined on the basis of a fixed dollar amount per square foot of gross floor area devoted to exaction uses in excess of one hundred thousand ...
Mark Bobrowski, Aspen Publishers, 2002
3
The Political Economy of Iran Under the Qajars: Society, ...
... extortions 1808–9b 3,000.00 plus 3,000 extortions 1836–7c 2,461.00 plus irregular exaction 1839–40d 3,453.00 plus irregular exaction 1853–4d 3,367.00 plus irregular exaction 1867–8e 4,912.50 3,750.00 1,162.50 plus irregular exactions ...
Hooshang Amirahmadi, 2012
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Journals of the House of Commons
1,250 □ Exaction of Cess in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Banff, not carried to Account of the Revenue - - 1,020 17 if Ditto in Eight other Burghs, Average One Year. - - - 91 6 — , 3f362 3 ,^6 Two Facts appear from the Returns; that the Ma- Rent.
Great Britain House of Commons, 1803
5
Toward Sustainable Development: An Ecological Economics Approach
Vs), and the maximum sustainable rate of renewable resource exaction (hR). Should the Environmental Agency be instructed to adopt a precautionary approach to sustainable resource use, a sustainability buffer can be incorporated into the ...
Philip Andrew Lawn, 2000
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Such action may be taken in connection with (1) the liquidation of an entry, (2) a voluntary reliquidation completed within 60 days after liquidation, (3) a voluntary correction of an exaction within 60 days after the exaction was made, (4) a ...
7
Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities
The Nollan decision of 1987 involved the issue of whether a property exaction, in this case a compulsory land dedication in the form of an accesseasement requirement imposed by the California Coastal Commission, violated the Fifth ...
Frederic O. Sargent, Paul Lusk, Jose Rivera, 1991
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The Takings Issue: Constitutional Limits On Land Use Control ...
Historically, developers have routinely provided for some of these needs. The typical in-kind, on-site exaction so readily accepted is the developer's contribution of roads and utility infrastructure internal to the site. To the best of our knowledge, ...
Robert Meltz, Dwight Merriam, Rick Frank, 1998
9
A Thesaurus of Old English: Index
gafolbere 15.03 Exaction of tax/tribute: 15.03.02 A tax; 15.04 A debt, due; 15.04. 01 Lending of money gafolbere 15. 02.04.01 Payment for temporary use, rent, hire gafoles andfengend 15.03 Exaction of tax/tribute gafolfisc 15.02.04.01 Payment ...
Jane Roberts, Christian Kay, Lynne Grundy, 2000
10
The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings ...
Exaction will not jtxliisy robbery, nor- robbery exaction. When the Southern clergy applied to government for troops, to the legislature sor capital punishments, they said, 4' Snppress the insurgent by arms, punish the robber by death," and we ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exaction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Court Holds That Tribe Is Subject To ACA Large Employer Mandate
In contrast, however, “the large employer mandate exempts no large employers from its exaction (save for employers of seasonal workers who ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
California Supreme Court Upholds San Jose's Inclusionary Housing …
Under California land use and exaction law, such a study is a prerequisite to requiring a dedication of land or payment of a mitigation fee as a ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
3
California Supreme Court endorses City authority to adopt …
CBIA's challenged the ordinance, claiming that it was an unconstitutional exaction, and that the City – as is necessary where a dedication of ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
4
New legislation enacted to protect the use of private property
Claimants can seek damages under the law for things such as reduced property values or refunds of the illegal portion of the exaction, as well ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
2015 Florida Legislative Update: Environment, Growth Management …
Under the bill, a property owner is required to provide advance notice of the intent to file a suit seeking damages for a prohibited exaction and ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
6
Recent Research Analysts' Ratings Updates for American …
U.S. that the 2008 bailout of AIG included an “illegal exaction” of property, but that no damages were due to the plaintiff since bankruptcy would have been the ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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AIG v. FRBNY In The Crosshairs: It's Time To Rethink Fannie And …
There are of course many points of overlap between the takings and exaction claims that were brought before Judge Wheeler in the Federal ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
8
California Supreme Court upholds inclusionary housing zoning
The Court concluded that the required provision of affordable housing is not an exaction subject to the constitutional limits set forth in United ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Nevada Freeway Upgrade Not an Unlawful Taking
... there was no physical ouster, regulatory taking, or unlawful exaction" and that "it cannot be held liable for the city's actions," Douglas wrote. «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
10
Research Analysts' Weekly Ratings Updates for American …
U.S. that the 2008 bailout of AIG included an “illegal exaction” of property, but that no damages were due to the plaintiff since bankruptcy would ... «Dakota Financial News, Jun 15»

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