impositionnoun
uk/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/imposition noun (EXPECTING)
[ S ] a situation in which someone expects another person to do something that they do not want to do or that is not convenient:
Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to pick my parents up from the airport?
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Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- hassle
- have fun and games idiom
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- some
- storm
- tempest
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imposition noun (NEW LAW)
[ U ] the introduction of a new law or system:
the imposition of the death penalty/martial law/sanctions
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- jurisdiction
- plea
- remedy
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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