imposement
A rare English word surviving mainly in Anglo-Indian administrative writing, where it described the levying of a tax, fine, or duty imposed by an authority.
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A rare English word surviving mainly in Anglo-Indian administrative writing, where it described the levying of a tax, fine, or duty imposed by an authority. In standard English, 'imposition' covered the same ground, which is why 'imposement' remained marginal — a bureaucratic formation that never fully naturalised.
The traders protested against the imposement of an additional toll on goods crossing the bridge.
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(obsolete, rare, except, India) Imposition.
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