slovo | definícia |
impressment (encz) | impressment,konfiskace n: Zdeněk Brož |
impressment (encz) | impressment,rekvizice n: Zdeněk Brož |
impressment (encz) | impressment,zabavení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Impressment (gcide) | 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] |
impressment (wn) | impressment
n 1: the act of coercing someone into government service [syn:
impress, impressment] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
impressment (encz) | impressment,konfiskace n: Zdeněk Brožimpressment,rekvizice n: Zdeněk Brožimpressment,zabavení n: Zdeněk Brož |
impressment (wn) | impressment
n 1: the act of coercing someone into government service [syn:
impress, impressment] |
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