- imposition of punishment
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imposition of punishment
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punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Imposition — Im po*si tion, n. [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. [1913 Webster] Made… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imposition — UK US /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [U] ► the introduction of a new law , tax, rule, or punishment: »the imposition of laws/legislation/rules … Financial and business terms
imposition — I (excessive burden) noun encroachment, encumbrance, excessive demand, extraordinarily burdensome requirement, hindrance, impediment, infliction, infringement, interference, onus, unjust burden, unjust requirement II (tax) noun charge, duty,… … Law dictionary
Punishment — The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England For other uses, see Punishment (disambiguation). Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong… … Wikipedia
PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… … Universalium
imposition — im|po|si|tion [ˌımpəˈzıʃən] n 1.) [U] the introduction of something such as a rule, punishment, tax etc imposition of ▪ the imposition of martial law 2.) [C usually singular] formal something that someone expects or asks you to do for them, which … Dictionary of contemporary English
imposition — n. 1 the act or an instance of imposing; the process of being imposed. 2 an unfair or resented demand or burden. 3 a tax or duty. 4 Brit. work set as a punishment at school. Etymology: ME f. OF imposition or L impositio f. imponere: see IMPOSE … Useful english dictionary
imposition — /ɪmpəˈzɪʃən/ (say impuh zishuhn) noun 1. the laying on of something as a burden, obligation, etc. 2. something imposed, as a burden, levy, tax, etc.; an unusual or extraordinarily burdensome requirement or task. 3. a literary exercise imposed as… …
capital punishment — punishment by death for a crime; death penalty. [1575 85] * * * or death penalty Execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment for murder, treason, arson, and rape was… … Universalium
