levy
/ˈlɛ.vi/ noun C2- The act of levying.
- A conscription action.
- A tax paid in money.
- A tax in kind.
- Requisitioned supplies.
- A body of conscripts.
Plural levies
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Acton’s, and having thus got them into his power, proceeded, under threats of exposure, to levy blackmail upon them.
The Bourbons left him quietly enough at the Catalans, but Napoleon returned, a special levy was made, and Fernand was compelled to join.
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