The difference between Imposition and Injunction

When used as nouns, imposition means the act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like, whereas injunction means the act of enjoining.

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  1. Imposition as a noun:

    The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

  2. Imposition as a noun:

    That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.

  3. Imposition as a noun:

    An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.

  4. Imposition as a noun (printing):

    Arrangement of a printed product's pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.

  5. Imposition as a noun (religion):

    A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.

  6. Imposition as a noun (UK):

    A task imposed on a student as punishment.

  1. Injunction as a noun:

    The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

  2. Injunction as a noun:

    That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept

  3. Injunction as a noun (legal):

    A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

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