Definition of Impressment

1. Noun. The act of coercing someone into government service.

Exact synonyms: Impress
Generic synonyms: Seizure
Derivative terms: Impress, Impress

Definition of Impressment

1. 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.

Definition of Impressment

1. Noun. The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impressment

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Impressment

1. The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors. "The great scandal of our naval service impressment died a protracted death." (J. H. Burton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impressment

impressiones digitatae
impressionism
impressionisms
impressionist
impressionistic
impressionistically
impressionists
impressionless
impressions
impressions for cerebral gyri
impressions of oesophagus
impressive
impressive aphasia
impressively
impressiveness
impressment (current term)
impressments
impressor
impressors
impresst
impressure
impressures
imprest
imprests
impreventable
imprimantur
imprimatur
imprimaturs
imprimery
impriming

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