Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM-PRESS'MENT
IM-PRESS'MENT, a.
- The act of impressing men into public service; as, the impressment of seamen.
- The act of compelling into any service; as, the impressment of nurses to attend the sick.
- The act of seizing for public use; as, the impressment of provisions for the army. Marshall.
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