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pros·ti·tu·tion (präs′tə to̵̅o̅′s̸hən, -tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

the act or practice of prostituting, or the fact of being prostituted; esp., the trade of a prostitute

Etymology: LL(Ec) prostitutio

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Alternate definitions:

law prostitution definition - legal

prostitution Synonyms

prostitution

n.

whoredom, hustling, harlotry, adultery, fornication, wantonness, hooking*; see also lewdness.


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prostitution Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • woman: In particular, violence against, and trafficking and forced prostitution of, women is a significant problem in several of these countries.

Converse of object

  • legalize: We should follow the Dutch example and legalize prostitution.

Adjective modifier

  • forced: It also runs a girls ' hostel for underage victims of rape or forced prostitution.

Modifies a noun

  • racket: From drunken aggression and petty offenses, to the much more sinister organized drug and prostitution rackets.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: The nearest town with a significant street prostitution problem has its own service.
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prostitution quotes

A man wants what a woman hasösex. He can steal it (rape), persuade her to give it away (seduction), rent it (prostitution), leaseit over thelong term (marriage inthe United States), or own it outright (marriage in most societies).

-Dworkin, Andrea

One of the differences between marriage and prostitution is that in marriage you only have to make a deal with one man.

-Dworkin, Andrea

Prostitution. Selling one's body to keep one's soul†one might say of most modern marriages that they were selling one's soul to keep one's body.

-MacKenzie, Sir (Edward Montague) Compton

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