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Definition of Impressments
1. impressment [n] - See also: impressment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impressments
Literary usage of Impressments
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1910)
"taining that the British ministry declined to put either a temporary or a permanent
stop to impressments from American merchantmen, Russell terminated ..."
2. The Military Policy of the United States by Emory Upton (1912)
"impressments. A fourth act increased the power of impressment. Its first and
second sections read: That whenever the President shall declare that the public ..."
3. Letters and Other Writings of James Madison by James Madison (1865)
"It is a good omen. In the American seas, however, the scene is very different,
and I fear is growing worse and worse. impressments and other outrages on our ..."
4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1896)
"From the debates on the subject of our seamen, I am afraid as much harm as good
will be done by our endeavors to arm our seamen against impressments. ..."
5. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1896)
"From the debates on the subject of our seamen, I am afraid as much harm as good
will be done by our endeavors to arm our seamen against impressments. ..."
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