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The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. the act of coercing someone into government service
  3. 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.
  4. The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into publicservice; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or ofsailors.The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died aprotracted death. J. H. Burton.
  5. n:100 n the act of coercing someone into government service