Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conscription"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.
conscription.]
1. An enrolling or registering.
The conscription of men of war. --Bp. Burnet.
2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval
service; a draft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, a.
Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conscription
n : compulsory military service [syn: {muster}, {draft}, {selective
service}]
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