seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
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The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service.
Wikipedia
Impressment, colloquially, "the Press", was the act of compelling men in to a navy by force and without notice. It was used by the Royal Navy, beginning in 1664 and during the 18th and early 19th centuries, in wartime, as a means of crewing warships, although legal sanction for the practice goes back to the time of Edward I of England. The Royal Navy impressed many British merchant sailors, as well as some sailors from other nations.
