impressment

[ im-pres-muhnt ]

/ ɪmˈprɛs mənt /

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noun

the act of impressing people or property into public service or use.

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Origin of impressment

First recorded in 1780–90; impress² + -ment

Words nearby impressment

impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist, impressive, impressment, impressure, imprest, imprest fund, imprimatur, imprimis

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How to use impressment in a sentence

Every member and every servant of the Company was to be privileged against impressment and arrest.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The navy in time of war was recruited by impressment, a system which, though recognised by common law, entailed much hardship.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
In this also Rhode Island bore her part, propping as best she might her tottering treasury and using impressment for raising men.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
In the provisioning of the army the Confederate Government had recourse to impressment and the arbitrary fixing of prices.
The Day of the Confederacy|Nathaniel W. Stephenson

Farmers who were compelled to accept the prices fixed by the impressment commissioners cried out that they were being ruined.
The Day of the Confederacy|Nathaniel W. Stephenson

British Dictionary definitions for impressment

impressment

/ (ɪmˈprɛsmənt) /

noun

the commandeering or conscription of things or men into government service

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