exaction
C2Substantiv/US /ɪɡzˈækʃən/ ĭgz-ĂKSH-ən; UK /ɪɡzˈækʃən/ ĭgz-ĂKSH-ən/
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.
