impressment
im·press·ment
impressment · impressments
The act of seizing for public useThe act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
/ɪmˈpɹɛsmənt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
the act of coercing someone into government service
Forms
plural: impressments| Singular | impressment |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of coercing someone into government service:impress
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedimpress
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.