Category:Conscription

Con*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. conscriptio: cf. F. conscription.]

1. An enrolling or registering. The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet.

2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.

conscription Con*scrip"tion, a.

Defn: Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.