
Imposition
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
(2) An uncalled-for burden
"He listened but resented the imposition"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.