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prostitution Definition

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

noun

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

Etymology: LL(Ec) prostitutio

prostitution Synonyms

prostitution

n.

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

prostitution Law Definition

n

  1. Engaging in sexual activity for compensation.
  2. Lowering in value, dignity, class, and so on.
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.
  • legalize: I'm reading a book right now about legalizing prostitution.
  • beg: Why is charity, public or private, impotent to eliminate social evils like vagrancy, begging, prostitution?
  • tackle: Unlike the Lib Dems I will be trying to get things done and tackling prostitution and drug dealing will be a big task.
  • exit: Homelessness is common among sex workers and all too often a lack of stable accommodation hinders any attempts to exit prostitution.
  • force: The majority of cases concern trafficking into forced prostitution from Eastern Europe.

Adjective modifier

  • forced: It also runs a girls ' hostel for underage victims of rape or forced prostitution.
  • sacred: Some modern writers have suggested that sacred prostitution occurred at the temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
  • male: The head of one of our Communities used to work in the world of male prostitution.
  • legal: I'd much rather go to Ireland, legal prostitution.

Modifies a noun

  • racket: From drunken aggression and petty offenses, to the much more sinister organized drug and prostitution rackets.
  • ring: Because of diverse society foreign organized gangs now run prostitution rings in Britain.
  • zone: He believes the city council should consult Liverpool City Council, which is preparing to set up prostitution tolerance zones.
  • strategy: Now it plans to legalize " mini brothels " under the ridiculous title of " co-ordinated prostitution strategy " .
  • industry: I doubt many people would lose sleep if the prostitution industry died.
  • problem: The nearest town with a significant street prostitution problem has its own service.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: The nearest town with a significant street prostitution problem has its own service.
  • child: Butler also became involved in the campaign against child prostitution.
prostitution Quotes

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

—Dworkin, Andrea

Necessity never makes prostitution the business of men's lives; though numberless are the women who are thus rendered systematically vicious.

—Wollstonecraft, Mary also known as Mrs Godwin

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

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

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