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lev·y

Audio Help [lev-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural lev·ies, verb, lev·ied, lev·y·ing.

–noun

1.	an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.

2.	the amount owed or collected.

3.	the conscription of troops.

4.	the troops conscripted.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports.

6.	to conscript (troops).

7.	to start or wage (war).

–verb (used without object)

8.	to seize or attach property by judicial order.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME leve(e) < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of lever to raise < L levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee²

]

—Synonyms 6. draft, enlist, callup.

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lev·y Audio Help   (lěv'ē) Pronunciation Key
v.   lev·ied, lev·y·ing, lev·ies

v.   tr.

To impose or collect (a tax, for example).
To draft into military service.
To declare and wage (a war).

v. intr.
To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment.

n. pl. lev·ies

The act or process of levying.
Money, property, or troops levied.

[Middle English levien, from leve, levy, tax, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise; see lever.]

lev'i·er n.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: levy
Pronunciation: \\\'le-vE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lev·ies
1 : an act of levying: as a :the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor\\\'s possession to satisfy a judgment debt
2 : an amount levied : TAX <providing for a levy of 3% on income up to $10,000 —D. Q. Posin>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: levy
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: lev·ied; levy·ing
transitive verb 1 : to impose or collect (as a tax or fine) withauthority <allow it to levy stiffer penalties for some safety violations —National Law Journal>
2 : to enforce or carry into effect (a writ of execution)—compare ATTACH, GARNISH intransitive verb : toenforce a writ of execution or attachment; specifically : to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor\\\'s possession <they might as a last resort levy onhis merchandise —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers>

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