The Only Use of
levy
in
Julius Caesar
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Brutus and Cassius Are levying powers:
p. 143.8levying = raisingeditor's notes: Today we might say, "Brutus and Cassius are raising troops."
Definitions:
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(1)
(levy as in: levy a tax) demand payment; or the amount demanded
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, levy can refer to regulations imposed as in "The company was required to pay a hefty fine after failing to comply with the environmental regulations that were levied against them."
More rarely, levy can denote enlisting or drafting soldiers, or making war, or seizing property in accordance with a legal judgment. All these senses of the word involve having legal authority to take from others.