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Webster 1913 Edition
Conscription
Con-scrip′tion
,Noun.
[L.
conscriptio
: cf. F. conscription
.] 1.
An enrolling or registering.
The
conscription
of men of war. Bp. Burnet.
2.
A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
Con-scrip′tion
,Adj.
Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conscription
CONSCRIPTION
,Noun.
1.
An enrolling or registering. 2.
Soldiers or forces levied by enrolling.Definition 2024
conscription
conscription
English
Noun
conscription (countable and uncountable, plural conscriptions)
- involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority
- An enrolling or registering.
- Bishop Burnet
- The conscription of men of war.
- Bishop Burnet
Translations
involuntary labor, especially military service
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See also
- conscription on Wikipedia.Wikipedia