ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Impressment', Synonyms of 'Impressment' & More on 'Impressment'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

impressment
    n 1: the act of coercing someone into government service [syn:
         impress, impressment]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Impressment \Im*press"ment\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"ment), n.
   The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into
   public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of
   provisions or of sailors.
   [1913 Webster]

         The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment
         -- died a protracted death.              --J. H.
                                                  Burton.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for impressment:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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