Definition of "conscript"

conscript¹

/ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/

noun
plural conscripts
1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
adjective
not comparable
1. Drafted into a military service or similar.
2. Enrolled; written; registered.
verb
third-person singular simple present conscripts, present participle conscripting, simple past and past participle conscripted
1. (transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
  Quotations
  Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves.
  1996 March 15, Jonathan Mirsky, “Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale”, in The Times‎, number 65,528, Overseas News, page 15, column 3