The act of imposing, laying
on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
That which is imposed, levied, or
enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax.
An extra exercise
enjoined on students as a punishment.
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful
exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others;
cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
The act of laying on the
hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation,
etc.
The act or process of
imosing pages or columns of type. See
Impose,
v.
t., 4.