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prostitution

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The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting what he thought was a 17-year-old girl for prostitution. Source: Internet

A homeless teenage mother, who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for seven years in order to secure a good life for her son. Source: Internet

A legal deal brokered by federal prosecutors in Miami that allowed Epstein in 2008 to plead down to charges of soliciting prostitution, instead of sexual assault, eventually caught up with Alex Acosta, then a U.S. attorney. Source: Internet

A survivor of sex trafficking in New Hampshire is suing four major hotel chains, including Best Western and Marriott International, alleging they profit from forced prostitution and fail to take measures to stop perpetrators who use their hotel rooms. Source: Internet

A malaise has gripped large sections of the population, social prostitution is rampant, and more people have turned to the lottery as a means of survival, thus compounding their miseries. Source: Internet

After Mistinguett The shows went on during the German occupation, and prostitution was in its heyday * 1929: Mistinguett retires from the stage and leaves the Moulin Rouge. Source: Internet

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