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impressment
▪ I. imˈpressment1 rare. [f. impress v.1 + -ment. In sense 2 for F. empressement.] 1. The action of impressing; exertion of pressure.1865 Bushnell Vicar. Sacr. iii, Carried by mighty impressment, such as if by some unseen hydrostatic pressure. 2. Earnestness, ardour.1854 ‘Marion Harland’ Alone ix, S... Oxford English Dictionary
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Impressment
Although Britain abandoned the practice of impressment in 1815, impressment remained legal until the early 1900s, and the various laws authorising impressment manned by impressment. wikipedia.org
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Impressment in Nova Scotia
Impressment took a serious toll on Liverpool. Impressment had a negative impact on privateers in the War of 1812: dozens of men were forced into the British fleet, fear of impressment caused recruitment wikipedia.org
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Urban Dictionary: nasty
1. To be to be mean, cruel or unkind. 2. To cause disgust or distaste. 3. To be of sexual suggestiveness or aptitude beyond the point of reproductive function. 4. an expression of approval or impressment with regard to a person's actions or ability. 5. an expression of approval or impressment with regard to a object's aesthetic or functional value
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plagiat
ˈplagiat rare—1. [ad. law L. plagiātus kidnapping, f. late L. plagiāre to kidnap. So F. plagiat (1762 in Dict. Acad.).] Man-stealing, kidnapping.1809 J. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 316 The impressment of seamen..is no better than what civilians call plagiat, a crime punishable with death by all civilized ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Impressive
source presentation program (PDF documents, LaTeX slides, digital images) See also Impress (disambiguation) Impression (disambiguation) Impressionism Impressment wikipedia.org
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Recruiting Act 1778
The Recruiting Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 53) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which created a bounty system for volunteers and instituted impressment The chief advantage of this Act was in the number of volunteers brought in under the apprehension of impressment. wikipedia.org
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how was the non importation act passed
The Act was an attempt to coerce Britain to suspend its impressment of American sailors and to respect American sovereignty and neutrality.
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James Fulton Zimmerman
As a historian, Zimmerman researched British impressment of American seamen during the War of 1812. State Department records on impressment. His estimate of the numbers of Americans impressed is considered conservative, at 10,000. wikipedia.org
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Recruiting Act 1779
It enlarged those subject to impressment beyond smugglers and "all able-bodied and disorderly persons" to include those "convicted of running away from The chief advantage of this Act was in the number of volunteers brought in under the apprehension of impressment. wikipedia.org
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Knowles Riot
The Knowles Riot, also known as the Impressment Riot of 1747, was a three-day riot in Boston that began on 17 November 1747, in response to the impressment Sometimes they resisted, and several riots ensued in England over impressment. wikipedia.org
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Press Gang (disambiguation)
Press Gang may also refer to: Press gang or impressment, the practice of pressing men into military service Press Gang (comics), a fictional group in the wikipedia.org
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Hot press
name for an airing cupboard in Ireland and Scotland hot pressing, any form of a machine press which uses heat – in particular: sintering with pressure Impressment wikipedia.org
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HMS Redoubt (1793)
The reason the whalers resisted is that they wished to avoid impressment by the Royal Navy. The crew of out-bound merchantmen and whalers were generally exempt from the Press; the crew of returning vessels, however, were subject to impressment wikipedia.org
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Edward Digby (died 1746)
He also attempted to amend the Exemption from Impressment Act 1739 to provide for the issue of a protection certificate to those rejected for impressment wikipedia.org
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