Taxation
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.
(2): ( n.) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.
(3): ( n.) Tax; sum imposed.
(4): ( n.) Charge; accusation.
King James Dictionary [2]
Taxa'Tion, n. L. taxatio. A taxing the act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes on the subjects of a state by government, or on the members of a corporation or company by the proper authority. Taxation is probably the most difficult subject of legislation.
1. Tax sum imposed. Little used.
He daily such taxations did exact--
2. Charge accusation. Little us 3. The act of taxing or assessing a bill of cost.
