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English to English noun
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a charge imposed and collected |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of drafting into military service | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. | | source: webster1913
verb
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impose and collect | | Example: levy a fine
source: wordnet30
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cause to assemble or enlist in the military | | Example: raise an army
recruit new soldiers
source: wordnet30
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To raise, as a siege. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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