Associations to the word «Impressment»

Wiktionary

IMPRESSMENT, noun. The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service.

Dictionary definition

IMPRESSMENT, noun. The act of coercing someone into government service.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley