conscription

[US]/kənˈskrɪpʃən/
[UK]/kən'skrɪpʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. obligatorisk tjenesteydelse eller værnepligt
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

army conscription

værnepligt

Example Sentences

the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one.

spørgsmålet om værnepligt var en særlig følsom sag.

The reintroduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion.

Genindførelsen af værnepligt udløste et stort oprør.

He was rejected by the conscription office because he was under age.

Han blev afvist af vænepligtkontoret, fordi han var for ung.

He’s been worried that the government will introduce conscription ever since the war began.

Han har været bekymret for, at regeringen vil indføre værnepligt siden krigens begyndelse.

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