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con·script

(kŏn′skrĭpt′)

One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.

adj.

Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.

tr.v. (kən-skrĭpt′) con·script·ed, con·script·ing, con·scripts

To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.

[Latin cōnscrīptus, past participle of cōnscrībere, to enroll : com-, com- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]

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conscripted

(kənˈskrɪptɪd)

adj

enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service

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Translations

requis

conscripted

[kənˈskrɪptɪd] ADJ [labourer etc] → reclutado a la fuerza, forzado
conscripted troops → reclutas mpl, conscriptos mpl (LAm)

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conscripted

adj soldier → eingezogen, einberufen; troops → aus Wehrpflichtigen bestehend; workers, labourers → zwangsverpflichtet

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