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Definition of Exactor
1. n. One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands.
Definition of Exactor
1. Noun. A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner. ¹
2. Noun. A person who collects taxes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exactor
1. exacter [n -S] - See also: exacter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exactor
Literary usage of Exactor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bingham by Joseph Bingham (1855)
"... tor any exactor to go beyond his bounds. And Honorius, some years after, joined
both punishments together, ordering the exactor to be put to death and ..."
2. The Prophecies of Daniel Expounded by Milton Spenser Terry (1893)
"20 Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass ...
One causing an exactor to pass—This refers to the son and successor of ..."
3. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf (1922)
"exactor régis, collector for the king. A collector of taxes or revenue. ...
exactor REGIS. The king's exactor, who collected the taxes and other moneys due ..."
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