reimpose
verb
re·im·pose
(ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 
reimposed; reimposing
: to impose (something) again
Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.—
John Kalbfleisch
John KalbfleischThe state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …—Isabel Hilton
Isabel Hilton… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.—Mark Landler et al.
Mark Landler et al.… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …—Irish Examiner (online)
Irish Examiner (online)EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …—BBC News (online)
BBC News (online)… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.—Lonnie Harp
Lonnie Harp
reimposition
noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.
—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
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Washington reimposed sweeping sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports, banking sector, and defense industries in a bid to cripple the economy and pressure Tehran into compliance.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The billboards are aimed at the people who will end up paying the import taxes ordered by President Donald Trump, who has spent much of the early part of his second presidency imposing tariffs, waiving them, reimposing tariffs, and announcing more.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
This suspension, however, must be conditional—if China is found to be undermining talks or retaliating unfairly, the U.S. should reserve the right to reimpose penalties.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Iran, by contrast, had complied with a deal to dismantle core parts of its nuclear program—only for the U.S. to reimpose penalties two years later.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The billboards are aimed at the people who will end up paying the import taxes ordered by President Donald Trump, who has spent much of the early part of his second presidency imposing tariffs, waiving them, reimposing tariffs, and announcing more.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
This suspension, however, must be conditional—if China is found to be undermining talks or retaliating unfairly, the U.S. should reserve the right to reimpose penalties.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Iran, by contrast, had complied with a deal to dismantle core parts of its nuclear program—only for the U.S. to reimpose penalties two years later.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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