imposition

[ im-puh-zish-uh n ]

/ ˌɪm pəˈzɪʃ ən /

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noun

the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.

something imposed, as a burden or duty; an unusual or extraordinarily burdensome requirement or task.

the act of imposing by or as if by authority.

an instance of imposing upon a person: He did the favor but considered the request an imposition.

the act of imposing fraudulently or deceptively on others; imposture.

the ceremonial laying on of hands, as in confirmation or ordination.

Printing. the arrangement of page plates in proper order on a press for printing a signature.

the act of putting, placing, or laying on.

Origin of imposition

1325–75; Middle English imposicioun < Late Latin impositiōn- (stem of impositiō), equivalent to imposit(us) past participle of impōnere to place upon, impose ( im- im-¹ + posi-, variant stem of pōnere to put + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM imposition

non·im·po·si·tion, noun pre·im·po·si·tion, noun re·im·po·si·tion, noun

Words nearby imposition

importunity, impose, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure, impost, impost block

Example sentences from the Web for imposition

And so swift was the imposition of the curfew that some foreigners were taken by surprise.

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Later, when he purchases a massive TV set for her living room, she's offended by the imposition.

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Why, an imposition on business owners to run their factories as they saw fit, you socialist!

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The result was the imposition of the most draconian inspections regime in history.

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Musharraf is facing a raft of charges, the most significant of which is his imposition of emergency over five years ago.

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The Essens also, as we call a sect of ours, were excused from this imposition.

The Antiquities of the Jews |Flavius Josephus
Marang Buru did not detect the imposition and according to his promise taught them all the incantations of witchcraft.

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Important as this provision was, it followed as a natural consequence from the imposition of postage.

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About one uniform price is put on the whole, and the purchaser has to submit to the imposition.

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He cannot be subjected, thus violently, to the imposition of beliefs from an external source.

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British Dictionary definitions for imposition

imposition

/ (ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

the act of imposing

something that is imposed unfairly on someone

(in Britain) a task set as a school punishment

the arrangement of pages for printing so that the finished work will have its pages in the correct order

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imposition

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