harlotry, act of offering sexual services for a fee, act of selling sexual favors
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Prostitution Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
(n.)
The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press.
prostitution
\pros`ti*tu"tion\ (?), n. [l. prostitutio: cf. f. prostitution.]
1. the act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
2. the act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press. "mental prostitution."
prostitution
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: harlotry, whoredom]
similar words(1)
house of prostitution
Noun
1. offering sexual intercourse for pay
(synonym) harlotry, whoredom
(hypernym) vice crime
(derivation) prostitute
Prostitution Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Prostitution Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- "Prostitute", "whore", "strumpet", and "the oldest profession" redirect here. For other uses, see Prostitute (disambiguation) and Whore (disambiguation). For the 2001 British television movie, see Strumpet (film). For the 1967 French film, see The Oldest Profession (film).
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Prostitution Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The giving or receiving of the body for sexual activity for hire but excludes sexual activity between spouses. (Fla. Statutes '94)
Performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts: Sexual intercourse; sodomy, or; manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(Kansas Statutes '95)
The common lewdness of a woman for gain.
In all well regulated communities this has been considered a heinous offence, for which the woman may be punished, and the keeper of a house of prostitution may be indicted for keeping a common nuisance.
So much does the law abhor this offence, that a landlord cannot recover for the use and occupation of a house let for the purpose of prostitution.
In a figurative sense, it signifies the bad use which a corrupt judge makes of the law, by making it subservient to his interest; as, the prostitution of the law, the prostitution of justice.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.Performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts: Sexual intercourse; sodomy, or; manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(Kansas Statutes '95)
The common lewdness of a woman for gain.
In all well regulated communities this has been considered a heinous offence, for which the woman may be punished, and the keeper of a house of prostitution may be indicted for keeping a common nuisance.
So much does the law abhor this offence, that a landlord cannot recover for the use and occupation of a house let for the purpose of prostitution.
In a figurative sense, it signifies the bad use which a corrupt judge makes of the law, by making it subservient to his interest; as, the prostitution of the law, the prostitution of justice.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
The selling of one’s body for sexual purposes. The EU has launched several initiatives to fight against the sex trade in women and children.(See Organised crime, website UN)
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Sex offenses of a commercialized nature, such as prostitution, keeping a bawdy house, procuring, or transporting women for immoral purposes. Attempts are included.
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