imposition🔊

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.

(printing) 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.

(religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.

(UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment.