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imposition

/ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

  • That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.

  • An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.

  • Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.

  • A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.

  • A task imposed on a student as punishment.

Synonyms

imposure,
infliction,
obtrusion,
cheating,
deception,
delusion,
fraud,
imposture,
trick,
burden,
charge,
enjoinder,
injunction,
tax