noun

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

2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.

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

Synonyms: imposure, infliction, obtrusion, cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture