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exacting
verb
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
"to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone"
To make desirable or necessary.
To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.
"to exact revenge on someone"
adjective
Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
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