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Definition of imposition

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Imposition (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture..

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Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition.

Contribution :: Contribution (n.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.

Imposement :: Imposement (n.) Imposition.

Superciliary :: Superchery (n.) Deceit; fraud; imposition.

Humbug :: Humbug (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

Stultify :: Stultify (v. t.) To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct..

Beard :: Beard (n.) An imposition; a trick.

All Fools' Day :: All Fools' Day () The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced..

Imposition :: Imposition (n.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc..

Gouge :: Gouge (n.) Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person..

Iconoclast :: Iconoclast (n.) One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.

Sham :: Sham (v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.

Chouse :: Chouse (n.) A trick; sham; imposition.

Humbuggery :: Humbuggery (n.) The practice of imposition.

Imposition :: Imposition (n.) The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like..

Immunity :: Immunity (a.) Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy..

Swindlery :: Swindler (n.) One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat..

Cheat :: Cheat (n.) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

Imposition :: Imposition (n.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4..

Penitential :: Penitential (n.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book..