IMPOSED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does imposed mean? 

• IMPOSED (adjective)
  The adjective IMPOSED has 1 sense:

1. set forth authoritatively as obligatory

  Familiarity information: IMPOSED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPOSED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set forth authoritatively as obligatory

Context example:

rules imposed by society

Similar:

obligatory (morally or legally constraining or binding)

 Context examples 

“You were imposed on, ma'am,” replied Dr.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Because of the two prior convictions against him, Judge Scott imposed upon him a sentence of fifty years.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He has imposed on me, but he has not injured me.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

But Jane could think with certainty on only one point—that Mr. Bingley, if he had been imposed on, would have much to suffer when the affair became public.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

This was a disagreeable way of putting the business; because it imposed upon me, a perfect stranger, the unpleasantness of asking Mr. Dolloby to rob his family on my account.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

How could she have so imposed on herself?

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

"Specifically, we looked at the degree to which rejectees imposed an unpleasant taste test of hot sauce on their rejectors."

(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Then, as judge, she imposed the sentence.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Also, smallholders who rely on costly imported feed will be hit if a user fee is imposed.

(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)

To this I added another petition, that for the sake of my patron the king of Luggnagg, his majesty would condescend to excuse my performing the ceremony imposed on my countrymen, of trampling upon the crucifix: because I had been thrown into his kingdom by my misfortunes, without any intention of trading.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)