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Webster 1913 Edition

(ĭm-prĕs′ment)

Noun.

The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve;

as, the

impressment

of provisions or of sailors

The great scandal of our naval service –

impressment

– died a protracted death.

J. H. Burton.

Noun.

The act of impressing men into public service; as the impressment of seamen.

The act of compelling into any service; as the impressment of nurses to attend the sick.

The act of seizing for public use; as the impressment of provisions for the army.