Definition of prostitution
1 : the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money
2 : the state of being prostituted : debasement
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Examples of prostitution in a Sentence
She was arrested for prostitution.
Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.
Recent Examples of prostitution from the Web
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But both became dependent on drugs and in 1989, each was known to frequent streets known for prostitution.
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Indiana State Excise Police arrested a dancer for suspected prostitution and found drugs while searching a Gary business over the weekend, according to police.
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The 27-year-old woman, from Schererville, was booked at Lake County Jail for prostitution and possession of marijuana, Lynch said.
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During many of these shows, the dancers performed prostitution with the customers, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Uram.
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In each instance of prostitution, the two brothers arranged her transportation and the monetary transactions, police said.
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The charges stemmed from users of the site posting what California prosecutors deemed were advertisements for child prostitution.
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Two months later, he was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and prostitution in another case, after which he was arrested and fired by the Milwaukee Police Department.
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About 15 to 20 years ago, Freeman-Wilson said the city took out ads to embarrass those arrested in prostitution stings.
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First Known Use of prostitution
1553
PROSTITUTION Defined for English Language Learners
prostitution
playDefinition of prostitution for English Language Learners
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: the work of a prostitute : the act of having sex in exchange for money
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: the use of a skill or ability in a way that is not appropriate or respectable
Law Dictionary
prostitution
playLegal Definition of prostitution
: the act or practice of engaging in sexual activity indiscriminately especially for money; also : the crime of engaging in such activity
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