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impressment

noun
im·​press·​ment | \ im-ˈpres-mənt How to pronounce impressment (audio) \

Definition of impressment

: the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service

Examples of impressment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 These distinctive tattoos were then recorded in their personal Seamen’s Protection Certificates, which were used as identification and to help stave off impressment. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "Tattooing Was Illegal in New York City Until 1997," 28 Feb. 2017

First Known Use of impressment

1787, in the meaning defined above

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