Found 2 items, similar to impressment.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: impressment impressment n : the act of coercing someone into government service [syn: impress]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Impressment Impressment \Im*press"ment\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"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. [1913 Webster] The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a protracted death. --J. H. Burton. [1913 Webster]