imposition
/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun C2- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- 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.
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