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Meaning of 横征暴敛

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héng zhēng bào liǎn (Trad.: 橫征暴斂)
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
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Synonym: 苛捐杂税
Antonyms: 轻徭薄赋
Example Sentences
1
More, having helping day army mopping up , extorting illegal taxes to enemy-occupied area people and so on.
2
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忿
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
3
Some criticize reality by revealing political darkness, displaying his worry about the incompetent army and criticizing the immoral behaviours of the public.
4
西
They are intolerance, fanaticism, dictatorship, cupidity, hatred, and discrimination which lie within the heart of man.
5
Under the doctrine of free enterprise and the right of the individual, they plundered whole provinces, robbed the people of their gold and silver and even took food out of their mouths.