0 a situation in which someone expects another person to do something that they do not want to do or that is not convenient: --
1 the introduction of a new law or system: --
2 something done that causes inconvenience to another person: --
3 the act of establishing a rule or law to be obeyed: --
the imposition of new taxes
4 the introduction of a new law , tax, rule, or punishment: --
the imposition of laws/legislation/rules
The impositions of the new year are not so severe as many people feared.
The levies in no way increase the charge to consumers, but are direct impositions on those licensees who by-pass the normal wholesale channels.
If the exhibition is to be a success this year, many of last year's impositions must be done away with.
There is no question of their wanting to get rid of the impositions.
They will not feel the weight of these impositions.
The increase of revenue in connection with those two impositions was estimated to amount to £438,000.
People beyond those whom he has brought in want his protection against the impositions of the local councils.
A consensus is replaced by another consensus, not by impositions.
