NOUN
- an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property
How To Use special assessment In A Sentence
- That should prevent the adoption of a county sales tax or special assessments like the recently imposed recreational vehicle tax.
- Judge Tucker ordered a presentencing investigation and said Ms. LaRose could receive a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1 million fine, five years of supervised release and $400 in special assessments — although she wouldn't necess arily receive the maximum sentence. 'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty in Terrorism Plot
