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IMPRESSMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of coercing someone into government service
Synonyms:
impress; impressment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("impressment" is a kind of...):
seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)
Derivation:
impress (take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship)