Thursday, September 18, 2008

EXACT

to demand, call for, require, take

claim as due or just

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

"He knew he must exact this punishment, even though he it hurt him emotionally."

"She had come to exact her books and that was it."

"He exacted that he have the truth."

"He knew justice required him to exact this penalty for the events that occurred that night."

"She knew that starting the first day of class she would have to exact the student's respect."

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