What is the meaning of Impressment?

(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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). impressment. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/impressment/definitions/2019811
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "impressment" http://smartdefine.org/impressment/definitions/2019811 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, impressment, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/impressment/definitions/2019811>.
MLAWebster's. "impressment" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/impressment/definitions/2019811>
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