im·press·ment /ɪmˈprɛsmənt/
徵用,徵召,強制徵兵
Im·press·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.
The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a protracted death. --J. H. Burton.
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impressment
n : the act of coercing someone into government service [syn: impress]