trying, severe, demanding; needing careful attention
demand, require, insist upon; force
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Exacting Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Exact
of Exact
(a.)
Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.
exacting
\ex*act"ing\, a. oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "a temper so exacting." arnold -- ex*act"ing*ly , adv. -- ex*act"ing*ness , n.
exacting
adj
1. (microbiology) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" [syn: fastidious]
[ant: unfastidious]
2. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: stern, strict]
3. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: exigent]
Adjective
1. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
(synonym) fastidious
(classification) microbiology
2. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
(synonym) stern, strict
(similar) demanding
3. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
(synonym) exigent
(similar) demanding
Verb
1. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
(synonym) demand
(hypernym) claim
(hyponym) command
(derivation) exaction
2. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
(synonym) claim, take
(hypernym) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
(verb-group) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Adjective
1. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
(antonym) inexact
(similar) direct, verbatim
(see-also) accurate
2. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
(synonym) accurate, precise
(similar) correct, right
Exacting Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Extortion (also called blackmail, shakedown, outwresting, and exaction) is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. The actual obtainment of money or property is not required to commit the offense. Making a threat of violence which refers to a requirement of a payment of money or property to halt future violence is sufficient to commit the offense. Exaction refers not only to extortion or the unlawful demanding and obtaining of something through force, but additionally, in its formal definition, means the infliction of something such as pain and suffering or making somebody endure something unpleasant.
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