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∙ 9y agoThe kidnapping of American sailors by the British was called Impressment. British Press gangs roamed the seas and were more or less able to kidnap and force anyone, including American sailors, into Impressment. By demanding to see a non-existent document, no one was able to present, sailors found themselves forced into service.
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∙ 12y agoThe word is "impressment."
A common term is "Shanghai'd", from the method of taking drunken sailors (against their will or knowledge) onto a ship that is about to sail for Shanghai.
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