noun Download 🔗Share The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. Examples : "The teacher's imposition of a new homework policy caused a lot of student complaints. " action government politics law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. Examples : "The extra homework was an unwelcome imposition on our weekend plans. " government law politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others. Examples : "The unexpected homework assignment felt like an imposition after a long and tiring week. " politics government law action negative moral right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The print shop carefully checked the imposition of the booklet to ensure the pages would be in the correct sequence after folding and binding. " technical industry writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination. Examples : "The priest performed the imposition during the confirmation ceremony. " religion ritual theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A task imposed on a student as punishment. Examples : "The teacher assigned extra reading as an imposition for the student's disruptive behavior in class. " education action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading