conscription
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ʃən noun
1.
compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.
2.
a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense “piece of writing”; 1795–1805 for current senses; Middle English conscripcioun < Latin conscrīptiōn- (stem of conscrīptiō) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equivalent to conscrīpt(us) (see conscript) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400 for earlier sense “piece of writing”; 1795–1805 for current senses; Middle English conscripcioun < Latin conscrīptiōn- (stem of conscrīptiō) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equivalent to conscrīpt(us) (see conscript) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
con·scrip·tion·al, adjective
an·ti·con·scrip·tion, noun
non·con·scrip·tion, noun
pro·con·scrip·tion, adjective
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Word Origin & History
conscription
late 14c., "a putting in writing," from M.Fr. conscription, from L. conscriptionem (nom. conscriptio) "a drawing up of a list, enrollment, a levying of soldiers," from conscribere "to enroll," from com- "with" + scribere "to write" (see script). The sense "compulsory enlistment
for military service" (1800) is from the French Republic act of Sept. 5, 1798. Technically, a conscription is the enrollment of a fixed number by lot, with options of providing a substitute.
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Example sentences
His preferred plan would cut troop levels by a third and halt conscription, a suggestion that makes many in his own party uneasy.
For example, conscription laws exempted certain persons from service, including some state officials.
The geographic isolation of the southeast-culminating in the conscription to the wilderness of the mountains-is immense.
Conscription, forced labour and other punitive measures soon followed.
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