IMPRESSMENT

impressment (im-pres-m<<schwa>>nt), n.1. The act of forcibly taking (something) for public service. 2. A court’s imposition of a constructive trust on equitable grounds. See constructive trust under TRUST. 3.Archaic. The method by which armed forces were formerly expanded, when so-called press-gangs seized men off the streets and forced them to join the army or navy. Cf.

CRIMPING. — impress,vb.

[Blacks Law 8th]