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Laxation vs Taxation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between laxation and taxation

is that laxation is the act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened while taxation is the act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

laxation

English

Noun

  • The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
    • (Webster 1913)

    taxation

    English

    Noun

  • The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
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  • A particular system of taxing people or companies
  • The revenue gained from taxes
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    • External links

    * (wikipedia "taxation")