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imposition
[ im-puh-zish-uhn ]
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.
He did the favor but considered the request an imposition.
- 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.
imposition
/ ˌɪəˈɪʃə /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzi··tDz noun
- i··tDz noun
- i··tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of imposition1
Example Sentences
On Wednesday, in a rare rebuke of the president, the Senate passed a resolution Wednesday designed to thwart the imposition of tariffs on Canada.
Mr Ricks said he did not support the imposition of tariffs but understood its intention and respected Mr Trump's political mandate.
The government has previously said it would not be rushed into a knee-jerk response to Trump's imposition of tariffs on its trading partners around the world while insisting all options were on the table.
It should go without saying that these steps amounted to an outrageous imposition by politicians on the internal workings of a private university.
That doesn't rule out wide-scale imposition of tariffs at 10 or 20%, if, for example, the US deems that Value Added Taxes are tariffs.
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