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imposed

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

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Six example sentences with imposed, each labelled with its topic.

  • The imposed deadline came from the ministry, not the court, and no clerk had the authority to extend it.

    Law

  • The imposed tariff raised the price of every imported bicycle, and domestic factories added a second shift within months.

    Economics

  • The imposed rule limits every team to one healer, and squads that ignore it forfeit the match automatically.

    Gaming

  • The league's imposed salary cap forced the champions to let two starters walk the summer after the title.

    Basketball

  • The regulator's imposed limit on leverage meant the fund had to sell a fifth of its holdings within a week.

    Finance

  • The imposed height limit of six stories shaped the whole district, which is why its roofs run so evenly.

    Architecture

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