Definition of levy

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Levy (v. t.) To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc..

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Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
War :: War (n.) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason..
Levee En Masse :: Levee en masse () See Levy in mass, under Levy, n..
Levy :: Levy (v. i.) 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..
Rebellion :: Rebellion (v. i.) The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection..
Leave :: Leave (v. t.) To raise; to levy.
Replevying :: Replevying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Replev.
Tithe :: Tithe (v. t.) To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.
Levying :: Levying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lev.
Replevy :: Replevy (v. t.) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like..
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. i.) To levy a distress.
Namation :: Namation (n.) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
Levy :: Levy (n.) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution..
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions..
Levy :: Levy (n.) The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc..
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To gather or exact; as, to levy money..
Replevy :: Replevy (v. t.) To bail.
Levy :: Levy (n.) That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc..
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