Pressgang in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Pressgang in Tagalog/Filipino ?

Meaning of   Pressgang in Tagalog is : pilitin

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Defenition of word Pressgang

  • a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy.
  • forcibly enlist (someone) into service in the army or navy.

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Other meanings of Pressgang

Examples

The Marine Society offered an alternative to the press gang , a violent and socially divisive method of conscription which the perpetually under-manned Royal Navy used in every war.