\Ex*cise"\, n. [Apparently fr. L. excisum cut off, fr.
excidere to cut out or off; ex out, off + caedere to cut; or,
as the word was formerly written accise, fr. F. accise, LL.
accisia, as if fr. L. accidere, accisum, to cut into; ad +
caedere to cut; but prob. transformed fr. OF. assise, LL.
assisa, assisia, assize. See {Assize}, {Concise}.]
1. In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on
   the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as,
   tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the
   country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and
   deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in
   England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial
   bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used
   adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
         The English excise system corresponds to the
         internal revenue system in the United States.
                                               --Abbot.
         An excise . . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct
         charge laid on merchandise, products, or
         commodities.                          --11 Allen's
                                               (Mass. ) Rpts.
2. That department or bureau of the public service charged
   with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]

\Ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Excising}.]
1. To lay or impose an excise upon.
2. To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.]

\Ex*cise"\, v. t. [See {Excide}.]
To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a
tumor.