imposition

"I think the family tax, the family farm imposition, was a mistake," the former Labour minister said, adding it "touched a nerve".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

For Antigone this is an imposition of political power over divine law, and she puts her life on the line to uphold her obligation to her family and faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

There could be a gap between the expiration and imposition of new duties, trade lawyer Ryan Majerus told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

She sighs like I'm bothering her and it's an imposition for her to tell me, but I know she covets the attention.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The film is lightning in a bottle, magic that only stands to have its smoke dispersed and mirrors cracked by the unnecessary impositions of the dreaded Hollywood sequel.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

“We don’t want impositions on the Mercosur,” Lula said in a live broadcast on social media.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

To avoid further rent raises and other impositions, tenants at the Selah Hills trailer park came together to buy their mobile home park and form what’s called a Resident Owned Community.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

Even the most ardent anticommunists among them regarded the oath as an uncomfortable reminder of the impositions on academic freedom they had suffered in their homelands.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik