conscription

Variant of conscript

conscript definition

con·script (kən skript′; for adj. & n. kän′skript′)

transitive verb

  1. to enroll for compulsory service in the armed forces; draft
  2. to force (labor, capital, etc.) into service for the government

Etymology: < conscriptthe

adjective

conscripted

Etymology: L conscriptus, pp. of conscribere, to enroll < com-, with + scribere, to write

noun

a conscripted person; draftee

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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