Imposed and Kept

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Imposed adjective - Set forth authoritatively as obligatory.

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Kept and imposed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kept" instead an adjective "Imposed".

Nearby Words: impose, imposing, imposition, impost

Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Imposed and kept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imposed" instead an adjective "Kept".

South Africa imposed the system on South-West Africa (modern Namibia, a former German colony) in 1966, and kept it in place until Namibian independence in 1990 - 24 years.

Source: Briefer Than They Think
Most fights were still superpowered slugfests, since the self-imposed Masquerade kept the police or military from getting involved in the plot much, and the Main Characters could only occasionally get their hands on post-medieval weaponry.

Source: Muggles Do It Better
But unlike Carly and the others, he kept his memories of being a Dark Signer, and with the truth of the matter known to him (his best friend had tried and failed to sacrifice himself for him), he went into a self-imposed exile to punish himself.

Source: Heel Realization

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