The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.
   conscription.]
   1. An enrolling or registering.
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            The conscription of men of war.       --Bp. Burnet.
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   2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval
      service; a draft.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, a.
   Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conscription
    n 1: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
         draft, selective service]