Synonyms for impressment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pres-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛs mənt

Top 10 synonyms for impressment Other synonyms for the word impressment

Définition of impressment

Origin :
  • 1796, "act of impressing into service," from impress (v.) + -ment.
  • As in draft : noun military conscription
Example sentences :
  • The subjects of impressment and blockades were not embraced in it.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • The articles on maritime rights and impressment were set aside.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
  • An illustration still closer to the point is that of impressment.
  • Extract from : « The Subjection of Women » by John Stuart Mill
  • The most serious difficulty in the way of negotiation had been the question of impressment.
  • Extract from : « James Madison » by Sydney Howard Gay
  • This was the British defense for impressment of seamen on American ships.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • His seizure by those rascals, his impressment, and what had followed.
  • Extract from : « With Wellington in Spain » by F. S. Brereton
  • This day is memorable for the impressment of seamen into the British service.
  • Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell
  • I will show them what his opinions were on the subject of impressment.
  • Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
  • This was said particularly with respect to the impressment of our seamen.
  • Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
  • Instead of that it got them by a method which was called "impressment."
  • Extract from : « The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes » by James Russell Soley
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