Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Set or applied as an obligation, requirement, or condition by an authority: Refers to something that is established or enforced by a figure or institution with power, often without the consent of those affected.
   • Forced upon someone or something: Describes a burden, rule, tax, or condition that is placed on someone, typically from an external source.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The government announced new imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
  • She struggled under the weight of the imposed deadlines.
  • The imposed curfew was unpopular with the residents.

Advanced Usage

• "self-imposed": A restriction or rule that one voluntarily places on oneself.
  • He lived under a self-imposed exile for many years.
• Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe mandates, sanctions, tariffs, or regulations.
  • The imposed sanctions had a significant impact on the country's economy.

Variants and Related Words

• Impose (verb): To establish or apply as a charge, penalty, or rule by authority.
  • The council voted to impose a fine for littering.
• Imposition (noun): The act of imposing something or the thing that is imposed.
  • The new tax was seen as an unfair imposition.

Synonyms

• Enforced: Compelled by force or authority.
• Mandated: Officially required or commanded.
• Levied: Imposed or collected (often used for taxes or fines).
• Prescribed: Set down as a rule or guide.

Related Phrases

• Imposed on/upon: To force something unwelcome or unfamiliar on someone.
  • He didn't want to impose his problems on his friends.
• Impose a ban/limit/tax: Common collocations for the verb form.
  • The city decided to impose a ban on plastic bags.

Related Idioms

• To impose one's will (on/upon): To force others to accept one's own decisions or desires.
  • The dictator was known for imposing his will on the entire nation.

Adjective

1. set forth authoritatively as obligatory
   • the imposed taxation
   • rules imposed by society