auferlegen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assess verb To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
- enjoin verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
- injunction noun A court order that requires someone to do something or, more often, to stop doing something.
Senses
auferlegen is used for these senses in English:
- assess (transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
- enjoin (transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- impose To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- impose To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
- injunction The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
assess — full definition
- verb To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
- verb To calculate and officially charge an amount, such as a tax or fine.
enjoin — full definition
- verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- verb To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- verb To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.