Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping women to serve as hookers by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as Shanghainese . The related term press gang refers specifically to impressment practices in Great Britain's Royal Navy.
Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps . The related term press gang refers specifically to impressment practices in Great Britain's Royal Navy.
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