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impressment

noun

im·​press·​ment im-ˈpres-mənt How to pronounce impressment (audio)
: the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Jefferson’s accession to the presidency coincided with demands for higher payments and the impressment of a U.S. Navy frigate, the USS George Washington, by the Dey of Algiers as a courier vessel. John Yoo, National Review, 15 Jan. 2020 These distinctive tattoos were then recorded in their personal Seamen’s Protection Certificates, which were used as identification and to help stave off impressment. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of impressment was in 1787

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