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conscription [kənˈskrɪpʃən] n
(Military) compulsory military service ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations conscription conscription [kənˈskrɪpʃ/ən] n → arruolamento (obbligatorio), coscrizione f conscription [kənˈskrɪpʃ/ən] n → arruolamento (obbligatorio), coscrizione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The actions of Napoleon and Alexander, on whose words the event seemed to hang, were as little voluntary as the actions of any soldier who was drawn into the campaign by lot or by conscription. But Princess Betsy could not endure that tone of his-- "sneering," as she called it, using the English word, and like a skillful hostess she at once brought him into a serious conversation on the subject of universal conscription. He informed her that she would never see her sweetheart again; for, in order to escape the conscription, he had married a rich old woman, Madame Lehoussais, of Toucques. |
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