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conscription

noun con·scrip·tion \kən-ˈskrip-shən\

: the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces

Full Definition of CONSCRIPTION

:  compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service :  draft
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First Known Use of CONSCRIPTION

1800

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with CONSCRIPTION

ascription, conniption, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, prescription, proscription, subscription, transcription

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