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| binding |
requiring compliance; compulsory. [1/6 definitions] |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| draft |
the process of selecting persons for compulsory military duty. [2/18 definitions] |
| draft board |
a body of citizens who select men for compulsory U.S. military service. |
| draft dodger |
a person who attempts to avoid compulsory military service. |
| draftee |
one who has been drafted, esp. for compulsory military service. |
| hard labor |
compulsory physical labor imposed as part of a prison sentence. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. [1/2 definitions] |
| selective service |
a system of compulsory military service, or of selecting those who will serve therein. |
| servitude |
compulsory labor as a criminal penalty. [1/2 definitions] |
| SSS |
abbreviation of "Selective Service System," a system of compulsory military service, or of selecting those who will serve therein. |
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