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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.
     conscription.]
     1. An enrolling or registering.
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              The conscription of men of war.       --Bp. Burnet.


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     2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval
        service; a draft.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, a.
     Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conscription
       n : compulsory military service [syn: {muster}, {draft}, {selective
           service}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "conscription":
     bugle call, call, call to arms, call-up, catchword, clarion,
     clarion call, compulsory military service, draft, draft call,
     drafting, enlistment, enrollment, exhortation, go for broke,
     gung ho, impressment, induction, levy, mobilization, muster, press,
     rally, rallying cry, rebel yell, recruiting, recruitment,
     selective service, slogan, summons, trumpet call, war cry,
     war whoop, watchword
  
  

















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