Associations to the word «Impressment»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

IMPRESSMENT, noun. The act of coercing someone into government service.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras