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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
That explains another frontal attack on Medicaid mounted by the GOP: the imposition of work requirements on Medicaid enrollees.
But because there is no grace period on the imposition of the new curbs, Nvidia expects to be hit by losses of $5.5bn from these orders that it can no longer fulfil.
"The imposition of minimum services constitutes an illegitimate, disproportionate, and legally unsustainable restriction on the fundamental right to strike," the union said in a press release.
US manufacturing, which Trump has said he hopes to revive through the imposition of his tariffs, stand to be severely impacted.
“California’s farmers and ranchers are at significant risk of bearing the brunt of any potential retaliatory actions resulting from the broad imposition of global tariffs,” said Shannon Douglass, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation.
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