impressment

English Thesaurus

1. the act of coercing someone into government service (noun.act)

hypernym	:	seizure,
definition	:	the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act)

derivation	:	impress, shanghai,
definition	:	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb.contact)

derivation	:	impress, shanghai,
definition	:	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb.contact)