Last Updated：2025/11/23

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impressment

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Source Word

impressment

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪmˈpɹɛsmənt/

Noun

countable uncountable

The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service.

Japanese Meaning

国家や政府などによって個人を強制的に公的な役務に従事させる行為。特に海軍などへ強制的に徴用する場合に用いられる。

What is this buttons?

The historian explained how impressment of merchant ships during wartime disrupted coastal trade.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

歴史家は、戦時中に商船が公用のために徴発されたことが沿岸貿易をどのように混乱させたかを説明した。

Sense（1）

The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service.

owing to the immense number of our sailors, and the extent of our commerce, we were enabled by impressment and other means, to fit out and man a powerful fleet in a few weeks

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

impressments

（ plural ）

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