imposed upon

imposed upon
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  • imposed upon — took advantage of; was taken advantage of …   English contemporary dictionary

  • imposed duties — Literally, duties, the burden of which is imposed upon a person. In a technical sense, those duties of a municipal corporation which are superadded to merely governmental functions, like the special private corporate duty to maintain streets in a …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • imposed — im·pose || ɪm pəʊz v. require, compel, force upon; enforce, institute; force oneself on others …   English contemporary dictionary

  • imposed liability — placed a debt upon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • put-upon — adjective of persons; taken advantage of after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used • Syn: ↑exploited, ↑ill used, ↑used, ↑victimized, ↑victimised • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • put-upon — put′ upon adj. imposed upon; ill used • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • put-upon — /ˈpʊt əpɒn / (say poot uhpon) adjective constantly taken advantage of or imposed upon: she felt used and put upon …  

  • self-imposed — adjective Voluntarily imposed upon oneself …   Wiktionary

  • put-upon — adjective Date: 1920 imposed upon ; taken advantage of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • put-upon — /poot euh pon , pawn /, adj. imposed upon; ill used. [1915 20] * * * …   Universalium

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