imposition /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun7 •The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. •An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.He expunges his own anguish at his diagnosis with HIV and the impositions that have claimed his freedom. — 1991 •That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. •(UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment. •A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination. •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 trick or deception put or laid on others. formsimpositions