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.] levi·er n. |
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