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indiction
[ in-dik-shuhn ]
noun
- a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
- a tax based on such valuation.
- Also called cycle of indiction. the recurring fiscal period of 15 years in the Roman Empire, long used for dating ordinary events. Compare lustrum.
- a specified year in this period.
- the number indicating it.
indiction
/ ɪ²Ôˈ»åɪ°ìʃə²Ô /
noun
- a recurring fiscal period of 15 years, often used as a unit for dating events
- a particular year in this period or the number assigned it
- from the reign of Constantine the Great
- a valuation of property made every 15 years as a basis for taxation
- the tax based on this valuation
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Derived Forms
- ¾±²Ôˈ»å¾±³¦³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·»å¾±³¦Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of indiction1
1350–1400; Middle English indiccio ( u ) n < Latin ¾±²Ô»å¾±³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ¾±²Ô»å¾±³¦³Ù¾±Å ) announcement, equivalent to indict ( us ) past participle of ¾±²Ô»åÄ«³¦±ð°ù±ð to announce, proclaim + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of indiction1
C14: from Latin ¾±²Ô»å¾±³¦³Ù¾±Å declaration, announcement of a tax; see indite
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Example Sentences
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There is no indiction of when that trial will begin, if it goes forward at all.
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Mr. López Obrador has been a longtime critic of the 1994 trade pact and has given no indiction he will be more willing to accommodate Mr. Trump’s demands than the current Mexican government.
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Of course, any indiction has to come with enforcement, and this has not always been pretty.
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The measures include maritime indiction of ships carrying material to and from the country.
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However, if the early proceedings are any indiction, Fowler is ready to return to the spotlight.
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