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ex•ac•tion



Pronunciation: (ig-zak'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of exacting; extortion: the exactions of usury.
2. an amount or sum exacted.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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