Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prostitution

Promiscuous sexual intercourse for money or its equivalent .

The common lewdness of a woman for gain. The act of permitting a common and indiscriminate sexual intercourse for hire. 12 Mete. (Miss.) 97; 8 Barb. (N. Y.) 610; 102 Ind. 161; 154 111. 647. In Iowa, the term seems to be used in a wider sense than elsewhere prevails. 56 Iowa, 432; 78 Iowa, 492. 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.

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Causing or inciting or controlling prostitution in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of causing or inciting or controlling prostitution.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Prostitution in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term prostitution into Spanish: prostitución (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• causing or inciting or controlling prostitution in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• causing or inciting or controlling prostitution in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Prostitution in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of prostitution.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• prostitution in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• prostitution in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Prostitution, Sexual Behaviour and the Law

Further Reading

• Prostitution in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

Almost all countries or states have laws making it illegal to engage in, promote, or profit from prostitution.

Almost all states have laws making it illegal to engage in, promote, or profit from prostitution.

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• Social Problem
• Crime
• Delinquency
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Delinquent
• Social Issues
• Crime Prevention

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Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Child protection
Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual > Children’s rights

Meaning of Prostitution

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Translation of Prostitution

• Spanish: Prostitución
• French: Prostitution
• German: Prostitution
• Italian: Prostituzione
• Portuguese: Prostituição
• Polish: Prostytucja

Thesaurus of Prostitution

Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Prostitution
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Child protection > Prostitution
Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual > Children’s rights > Prostitution

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• Sexual violence
• Child protection
• Children’s rights