exaction

Example Sentences

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“From the moment migrant workers begin the process of seeking work in Qatar, they are drawn into a highly exploitative system that facilitates the exaction of forced labor by their employers,” the representatives said.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Other areas of technology that Australia sees as critical include advanced cyber security, communications, mineral exaction, autonomous vehicles and novel antibiotics.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2021

In answering that constitutional question, this Court follows a functional approach, ‘disregarding the designation of the exaction, and viewing its substance and application.’

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2012

It does not, however, control whether an exaction is within Congress' power to tax.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2012

The suitors are the judges in litigation, the conveyancing practice proceeds from the principle of communal testimony, and in matters of husbandry, custom and self-government prevail against any capricious change or unprecedented exaction.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul