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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59999" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59999" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> EXAC'TION, n. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield authoritative demand a levying or drawing from by force a driving to compliance as the exaction of tribute or of obedience. </p> 1. [[Extortion]] a wresting from one unjustly the taking advantage of one's necessities, to compel him to pay illegal or exorbitant tribute, fees or rewards. <p> Take away your exactions from my people. Ezekiel 45 </p> 2. That which is exacted tribute, fees, rewards or contributions demanded or levied with severity or injustice. Kings may be enriched by exactions, but their power is weakened by the consequent disaffection of their subjects. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119042" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119042" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3661" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3661" /> == | ||
<p> '''''eg''''' -'''''zak´shun''''' : (1) משׁא , <i> '''''mashshā'''''' </i> ( Nehemiah 10:31 ), a demand for money lent on pledge, which the [[Jews]] agreed to forego in the seventh year; (2) גּרוּשׁה , <i> '''''gerūshāh''''' </i> ( Ezekiel 45:9 , "your exactions," the Revised Version, margin "expulsions"), eviction from house and home. </p> | <p> ''''' eg ''''' - ''''' zak´shun ''''' : (1) משׁא , <i> ''''' mashshā' ''''' </i> ( Nehemiah 10:31 ), a demand for money lent on pledge, which the [[Jews]] agreed to forego in the seventh year; (2) גּרוּשׁה , <i> ''''' gerūshāh ''''' </i> ( Ezekiel 45:9 , "your exactions," the Revised Version, margin "expulsions"), eviction from house and home. </p> | ||
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