| Meaning | The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). |
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| Synonym | infliction |
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| Category | tax, taxation, revenue enhancement | Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
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| Narrower | protection, trade protection | The imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic / domestic industry against foreign competition |
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| regimentation | The imposition of order or discipline |
| reimposition | imposition again |
| taxation | The imposition of taxes |
| Broader | enforcement | The act of enforcing |
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| Spanish | imposición |
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| Catalan | imposició |
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| Verbs | impose | impose something unpleasant |
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| impose | impose and collect |
