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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The economy is beset by mismanagement, state corruption and sanctions reimposed since 2018 after the U.S. ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
If the task force’s mandate is overturned, states do have the option of passing laws that effectively reimpose its insurance mandate; at least 15 states already have such laws.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Critics wanted immediate action, but Trudeau’s government moved delicately, taking time to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration and in February ultimately reimposing the demand for only about 40% of arrivals.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Nabiullina alone didn’t sign off on a draft decree to reimpose the measures that Putin then approved and enacted over her objections late last year, according to people familiar with the situation.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
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Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
If the task force’s mandate is overturned, states do have the option of passing laws that effectively reimpose its insurance mandate; at least 15 states already have such laws.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Critics wanted immediate action, but Trudeau’s government moved delicately, taking time to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration and in February ultimately reimposing the demand for only about 40% of arrivals.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Nabiullina alone didn’t sign off on a draft decree to reimpose the measures that Putin then approved and enacted over her objections late last year, according to people familiar with the situation.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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