draft evasion

  • 1Draft evasion — is a term that refers to an intentional failure to comply with the military conscription policies of the nation to which he or she is subject. Such practices that do not involve law breaking or which are based on conscientious objection are… …

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  • 2Draft dodger — A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids ( dodges ) or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to… …

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  • 3Draft-card burning — Young men burn their draft cards in New York City on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park Draft card burning was a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young American men as part of the opposition to the involvement of the United… …

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  • 4Draft Riots — Affiche officielle du recrutement, New York 23 juin 1863. Les Draft Riots (en français : « Émeutes de la conscription »), que l on nomme à l époque Draft Week[1] (en français : « Semain …

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  • 5Opposition to the American Civil War: The Peace Movement and Draft Opposition — The American Civil War did divide the American population into a Confederacy and a Union, Contents 1 The Peace Movement 2 Draft riots 3 Draft dodgers 4 The opposition as a whole …

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  • 6Exemption from military service in Israel — Conscription to the Israeli Defense Forces is done in Israeli in accordance with the Israeli Security Service Law (חוק שירות ביטחון). This law also consists of a set of rules that define in which cases a person would be exempted from security… …

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  • 7Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 8Conscription in the United States — Young men registering for conscription during World War I, New York City, June 5, 1917. The Draft redirects here. For other uses, see Draft (disambiguation) …

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  • 9Conscientious objector — Conscription Military service National service Conscription crisis Conscientious objection Civilian service …

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  • 10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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