conscription
noun
- compulsory enlistment into national or military service
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈskɹɪpʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).
- Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
- An enrolling or registering.
“conscription of men of war”