Noun
infliction -
an act causing pain or damage
actus reus ,
wrongful conduct ,
misconduct ,
wrongdoing bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
infliction -
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "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"
annoyance ,
bother ,
botheration ,
pain ,
pain in the neck ,
pain in the ass
negative stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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; "he's a thorn in my flesh"
infliction -
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
imposition
enforcement the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
revenue enhancement ,
tax ,
taxation charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
trade protection ,
protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
regimentation the imposition of order or discipline
reimposition imposition again
