Levy
Definition of Levy
Lev´y Pronunciation: lĕv´ĭd | n. | 1. | A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12½ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d. | | 1. | The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. | | 2. | That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. | | 3. | (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. | | v. t. | 1. | To raise, as a siege. | | 2. | To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. | | 3. | To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. | | 4. | (Law) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. | | v. i. | 1. | To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. |
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