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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.

Origin: L. Prostitutio: cf. F. Prostitution.


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by telanerv
Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:15 pm
 
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Topic: Biology is not a science
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by deostroll
Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:57 pm
 
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by Cat
Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:17 pm
 
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