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conscription

/kənˈskɹɪpʃən/ noun C1
  1. Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An enrolling or registering. (countable, uncountable)

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During this time the empire made its last conscription, and every man in France capable of bearing arms rushed to obey the summons of the emperor.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 126 · C1

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