imposition

n. சுமத்தீடு, விதிப்பு, வரி, தீர்வை, சுமை, ஏமாற்றுச் செயல், பள்ளிக்கூடத்தில் தண்டனையாக விதிக்கப் பட்ட கடமை வேலை, திருச்சபைப் பணி அமர்த்து வினையில் கையமர்த்துதல்.

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Im`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. impositio the application of a name to a thing. See Impone.] 1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of strict laws." Milton. Made more solemn by the imposition of hands. Hammond. 2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax. 3. (Eng. Univ.) Defn: An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment. T. Warton. 4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture. Reputation is an idle and most false imposition. Shak. 5. (Eccl.) Defn: The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc. 6. (Print.) Defn: The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4. Syn. -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See Deception.

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