Definition of impositions Impositions

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What does impositions mean?

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Noun Plural: impositions
imposition - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
		infliction
		enforcement the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
		revenue enhancement, tax, taxation charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
		trade protection, protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
		regimentation the imposition of order or discipline
		reimposition imposition again
imposition - an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"
		onus, encumbrance, incumbrance, burden, load a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

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imposition (Noun)
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
imposition (Noun)
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
imposition (Noun)
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
imposition (Noun)
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.
imposition (Noun)
A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e. g. in confirmation and ordination.
imposition (Noun)
A task imposed on a student as punishment.

imposition (n.)
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
imposition (n.)
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax.
imposition (n.)
An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment.
imposition (n.)
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
imposition (n.)
The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.
imposition (n.)
The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4.