exacted; exacting; exacts
1
: to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice—D. D. Eisenhower
2
: to call for as necessary or desirable
1
: exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard
2
: marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details
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