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    [Noun]  | "con*scrip*tion" | \ kən-ˈskrip-shən \


    1: compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service : draft


    Origin: 1800 ;

     See: {conscript:1 };

    [Noun]  | "conscription" 


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


      * e.g., " ... At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. "





     [ "conscription" ]

    1: being obligated or required to make an appearance, regardless of what one desires to do.

      * e.g.,  ... Some people consider having to report for jury duty a form of conscription. Having to visit my parents during the holidays feels like conscription. All their turmoil makes me wish I could just stay home. 

     [ "conscription" ]

    1: The act of bringing about military enrollment in a (usually) compulsory manner.

      * e.g.,  ... The medieval lord instituted universal conscription during times of war. 

     [ "Conscription" ]

    1: A law that forces all men (and sometimes women) to join the armed forces if and when they are needed.

      * e.g.,  ... The government passed conscription because they're at war. 

     [ "Russian Conscription" ]

    1: “mobilization to graves”

      * e.g.,  ... Russian Conscription for the war in Ukraine is a grave era. 

     [ "Poorly paid conscripts" ]

    1: People practically forced into a war with little money or hope of returning. The expendable n00bs of the armies.

      * e.g.,  ... The poorly paid conscripts were forced to rush the enemy, while the guns lined up to take shot. 

     [ "Conscript" ]

    1: Meaning 1: One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

      * e.g.,  ... Meaning 1: That solider is a conscript. 


     [ "Conscript" ]

    2: Meaning 2: A term for “constructed script”.

      * e.g.,  ... Meaning 2: Unifon is a conscript. 

     [ "Conscription" ]

    1: Conscription is when governments force its citizens, usually young, able bodied men, to serve in the armed forces. In most countries, it is only implemented during a time of war, but in some, it also exists during peacetime. It’s a highly controversial subject, and many see it as essentially a form of modern day slavery.

      * e.g.,  ... Countries with peacetime conscription include South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Greece, Switzerland, and Austria. 

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