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Prostitution - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Prostitution : (noun)
1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: harlotry, whoredom]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.'' --Byron.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PROSTITUTION. The common lewdness of a woman for gain.
2. 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.
3. 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. 1 Esp. Cas. 13; 1 Bos. & Pull. 340, n.
4. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Prostitution |
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ToXiC_SeDuCtIoN: Steve Wilkos' question of the day: Should Prostitution be made legal and taxed? What do ya'll think? |
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akashkaysajith: Much Appreciated! RT @virsanghvi: http://bit.ly/6eCzze via @addthis The Prostitution of editorial space |
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tampa_crime: Based on http://spotcrime.com - Arrest - CARACAS STR E AND NEBRASKA AV N, Tampa, FL: Prostitution http://bit.ly/4Pru7I |
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