levy

to impose a tax: to levy a duty on imports; the amount owed or collected; the conscription of troops
Not to be confused with:levee – embankment to prevent flooding: The levee might fail in hurricane conditions.

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L0137200 (lĕv′ē)v. lev·ied, lev·y·ing, lev·ies v.tr.1. a. To impose (a tax or fine, for example) on someone.b. To impose a tax, fine, or other punishment on (a person or business).2. To enlist or conscript into military service: levy recruits.3. To declare and wage (a war).v.intr. To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment.n. pl. lev·ies 1. The act or process of levying.2. 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.

levy

(ˈlɛvɪ) vb (tr) , levies, levying or levied1. (Economics) to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)2. (Military) to conscript troops for service3. (Law) to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a courtn, pl levies4. (Economics) a. the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etcb. the money so raised5. (Military) a. the conscription of troops for serviceb. a person conscripted in this way[C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise] ˈlevier n

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n., pl. lev•ies, n. 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. v.t. 5. to impose (a tax, fine, etc.): to levy a duty on imports. 6. to conscript (troops). 7. to start or wage (war). v.i. 8. to seize or attach property by judicial order. [1375–1425; late Middle English leve(e) < Middle French, n. use of feminine past participle of lever to raise; see levee²]

Levy

a collection together of things levied; a meeting of scholars on some matter relating to the school; a body of men assembled or enrolled.Examples: levy of horse, 1888; of money; of school, 1857.

levy

Past participle: levied
Gerund: levying

Imperative
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Present
I levy
you levy
he/she/it levies
we levy
you levy
they levy

Preterite
I levied
you levied
he/she/it levied
we levied
you levied
they levied

Present Continuous
I am levying
you are levying
he/she/it is levying
we are levying
you are levying
they are levying

Present Perfect
I have levied
you have levied
he/she/it has levied
we have levied
you have levied
they have levied

Past Continuous
I was levying
you were levying
he/she/it was levying
we were levying
you were levying
they were levying

Past Perfect
I had levied
you had levied
he/she/it had levied
we had levied
you had levied
they had levied

Future
I will levy
you will levy
he/she/it will levy
we will levy
you will levy
they will levy

Future Perfect
I will have levied
you will have levied
he/she/it will have levied
we will have levied
you will have levied
they will have levied

Future Continuous
I will be levying
you will be levying
he/she/it will be levying
we will be levying
you will be levying
they will be levying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been levying
you have been levying
he/she/it has been levying
we have been levying
you have been levying
they have been levying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been levying
you will have been levying
he/she/it will have been levying
we will have been levying
you will have been levying
they will have been levying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been levying
you had been levying
he/she/it had been levying
we had been levying
you had been levying
they had been levying

Conditional
I would levy
you would levy
he/she/it would levy
we would levy
you would levy
they would levy

Past Conditional
I would have levied
you would have levied
he/she/it would have levied
we would have levied
you would have levied
they would have levied

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	levy - a charge imposed and collected revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of governmenttithe - a levy of one tenth of somethingcharge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
	2.	levy - the act of drafting into military servicelevy en masseconscription, muster, selective service, draft - compulsory military service
Verb	1.	levy - impose and collect; "levy a fine"imposetoll - charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"tithe - levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was tithed"reimpose - impose anew; "The fine was reimposed"lay - impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"mulct - impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"bill, charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"distrain - levy a distress on
	2.	levy - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"recruit, raisemuster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army

levy

noun1. tax, fee, toll, tariff, duty, assessment, excise, imposition, impost, exaction an annual motorway levy on all driversverb1. impose, charge, tax, collect, gather, demand, exact Taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament.

levy

verb1. To establish and apply as compulsory:assess, exact, impose, put.2. To enroll compulsorily in military service:conscript, draft, induct.noun1. Compulsory enrollment in military service:conscription, draft, induction.2. A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government:assessment, duty, impost, tariff, tax.

Translations

征兵征募征召征税所征收的税款

levy

(ˈlevi) verb to raise or collect (especially an army or a tax). A tax was levied on tabacco. 征召，征税 noun – plural ˈlevies – 1. soldiers or money collected by order. a levy on imports. 被征募的军队，所征收的税款 2. the act of levying. 征兵，征募

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Levy

To assess; raise; execute; exact; tax; collect; gather; take up; seize. Thus, to levy a tax; to levy a Nuisance; to levy a fine; to levy war; to levy an execution, i.e., to levy or collect a sum of money on an execution.

A seizure. The obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property; the raising of the money for which an execution has been issued.

A sheriff or other officer of the law can be ordered by a court to make a levy against any property not entitled to an exemption. The court can do this with an order of attachment, by which the court takes custody of the property during pending litigation, or by execution, the process used to enforce a judgment. The order directs the sheriff to take and safely keep all non-exempt property of the defendant found within the county or as much property as is necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand plus costs and expenses. The order also directs the sheriff to make a written statement of efforts and to return it to the clerk of the court where the action is pending. This report, called a return, lists all the property seized and the date of seizure.

The sheriff's act in taking custody of the defendant's property is the levy. A levy on real property is generally accomplished by giving the defendant and the general public notice that the defendant's property has been encumbered by the court order. This can be done by filing a notice with the clerk who keeps real estate mortgages and deeds recorded with the county. A levy of tangible Personal Property usually requires actual seizure. If the goods are capable of being moved around, most states insist that the sheriff actually take them into custody or remove them to another place for safekeeping with an independent person. If the property is bulky or cumbersome and removal would be impracticable and expensive, actual seizure is not necessary. The levy can be accomplished by removing an essential piece, such as the pinsetter in a bowling alley, or by services of the court demanding preservation of the property. The order can be served on the defendant or anyone else in possession of the property, and disobedience of it then can be punished as a Contempt of court.

Often the order will permit levy against any property belonging to the defendant, but it will specify seizure of a unique item and allow something else of comparable value to be substituted only if the unusual item cannot be found.

An attempt to attach a debtor's property is effective only after a levy, and from that time on there is a lien on the attached property. This gives the plaintiff some security that he or she will be able to collect what is owed and, if first in time, establishes the plaintiff's priority at the head of the line of the defendant's creditors who might subsequently seek a levy upon a debtor's property. It can strengthen the plaintiff's bargaining position if the plaintiff is trying to settle the dispute with the defendant, and it may even create jurisdiction for the court over the defendant, but only to the extent of the value of the property subject to levy.

levy

1) v. to seize (take) property upon a writ of execution (an order to seize property) issued by the court to pay a money judgment granted in a lawsuit. The levy is actually made by a sheriff or other official at the request of the holder of the judgment (the winner in the lawsuit), and the property will be sold at a sheriff's sale to provide money to satisfy the unpaid judgment. 2) v. the act of a governmental legislative body, such as a board of supervisors or commissioners assessing a tax on all property, all sales, business licenses or anything or transaction which may be taxed. Thus, the county "levies" a tax on businesses. 3) n. the seizure of property to satisfy a judgment. (See: writ of execution, creditor's rights, sheriff's sale)

levy

1 to seize or attach property in accordance with the judgment of a court. 2 the act of imposing and collecting a tax or the money so raised. 3 the conscription of troops for service or a person conscripted in this way.

LEVY, practice. A seizure (q.v.) the raising of the money for which an execution has been issued.
2. In order to make a valid levy on personal property, the sheriff must have it within his power and control, or at least within his view, and if, having it so, he makes a levy upon it, it will be good if followed up afterwards within a reasonable time, by his taking possession in such manner as to apprize everybody of the fact of its having been taken into execution. 3 Rawle R. 405-6; 1 Whart. 377; 2 S. & R. 142; 1 Wash C. C. R. 29; 6 Watts, 468; 1 Whart. 116. The usual mode of making levy upon real estate, is to describe the land which has been seised under the execution, by metes and bounds, as in a deed of conveyance. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3391.
3. It is a general rule, that when a sufficient levy has been made, the officer cannot make a second. 12 John. R. 208; 8 Cowen, R. 192.

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noun tax

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verb impose

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verb to establish and apply as compulsory

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verb to enroll compulsorily in military service

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noun compulsory enrollment in military service

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noun a compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government

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noun a charge imposed and collected

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noun the act of drafting into military service

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verb impose and collect

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verb cause to assemble or enlist in the military

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