imposition
imposition Lexical Profile
imposition Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of forcing something, such as a law, tax, rule, or punishment, to be accepted or put in place.
"The sudden imposition of higher tariffs sparked widespread debate among international trade partners."
An unfair or unwelcome demand, burden, or obligation placed upon someone.
"I would love to stay for dinner, as long as you are sure it is not an imposition."
A tax, duty, or financial levy imposed by a government or authority.
"Citizens petitioned the council to reduce the heavy municipal impositions on local merchants."
The ceremonial laying on of hands, as in a religious blessing, confirmation, or ordination.
"The ordination rite culminated in the bishop's solemn imposition of hands upon the candidates."
In printing, the arrangement of pages on a press sheet so that they appear in the correct sequence when the sheet is folded and bound.
"The printer checked the page imposition carefully before running the final signatures."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imposition, from Latin impositionem ('a laying upon, application'), derived from the verb imponere ('to place upon'), from in- ('on, upon') + ponere ('to put, place').