Results for taxation

Definitions of taxation:

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes on the subjects of a state or government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue required for public service by means of taxes; the system by which such a revenue is raised; " The subjects of every state ought to contribute to the support of the government, as nearly as possible in proportion to their abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. In the observance or neglect of this maxim consists what is called the equality or inequality of taxation."- Adam Smith: tax or assessment imposed; the aggregate of particular taxes; " He daily such taxations did exact."- Daniel: charge; accusation; censure; scandal; the act of taxing or assessing a bill of costs in law.

Usage examples for taxation:

• I am not to make here the case for Ireland in respect of over- taxation "The Open Secret of Ireland", T. M. Kettle

• To meet the regular charge of a long war by regular taxation imposed without the consent of the Estates of the realm, was a course which Henry the Eighth himself would not have dared to take. "The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5)", Thomas Babington Macaulay

• There was something pathetically blatant in the shop window arrangements, a strained effort to catch what little money was left to the public after the struggle to make both ends meet and pay the overwhelming taxation "The Rustle of Silk", Cosmo Hamilton

• We worried on about his fear of the over- taxation of Belfast and the industrial North. "The Red Hand of Ulster", George A. Birmingham