infliction

Noun
  1. The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) (synset 101129944)
    referred to in: revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    is a type of: enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
    subtypes:
    • protection, trade protection - the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
    • regimentation - the imposition of order or discipline
    • reimposition - imposition again
    • taxation - the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
    same as: imposition
  2. An act causing pain or damage (synset 100746056)
    is a type of: actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct - activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  3. Something or someone that causes trouble;
    A source of unhappiness (synset 105838383)
    "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
    is a type of: negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
    subtypes:
    • nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
    • irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance
    • plague - an annoyance
    same as: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck

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