Prostitution
noun
The work of being paid to have sex with different people, usually as a job.
She was forced into prostitution at a young age.
Often appears as...
- forced into prostitution
- child prostitution
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Disapproving
noun
The use of something of value in a way that is not appropriate or respectable, often for personal gain.
Some would argue that advertising is the prostitution of art.
Often appears as...
- prostitution of talent
- prostitution of art
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Formal, Disapproving
noun
The work of being paid to have sex with different people, usually as a job.
She was forced into prostitution at a young age.
Often appears as...
- forced into prostitution
- child prostitution
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The use of something of value in a way that is not appropriate or respectable, often for personal gain.
Some would argue that advertising is the prostitution of art.
Often appears as...
- prostitution of talent
- prostitution of art
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Social Stigma
Talking about prostitution can be sensitive due to negative views many people have.
Many avoid discussing prostitution to steer clear of controversy.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Laws on prostitution vary greatly by country, so it's a term linked to legal debate.
In some nations, talking about prostitution involves the legality of the profession.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Voluntary
Prostitution is sometimes not a choice; it's important to grasp this situation's gravity.
Discussions about prostitution should acknowledge the issue of human trafficking.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Stigma
Talking about prostitution can be sensitive due to negative views many people have.
Many avoid discussing prostitution to steer clear of controversy.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Laws on prostitution vary greatly by country, so it's a term linked to legal debate.
In some nations, talking about prostitution involves the legality of the profession.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Voluntary
Prostitution is sometimes not a choice; it's important to grasp this situation's gravity.
Discussions about prostitution should acknowledge the issue of human trafficking.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Stigma
Talking about prostitution can be sensitive due to negative views many people have.
Many avoid discussing prostitution to steer clear of controversy.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Laws on prostitution vary greatly by country, so it's a term linked to legal debate.
In some nations, talking about prostitution involves the legality of the profession.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Voluntary
Prostitution is sometimes not a choice; it's important to grasp this situation's gravity.
Discussions about prostitution should acknowledge the issue of human trafficking.
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Misha Glenny investigates...
had just two boats which could go at the same speed. And this is very important, because the only way you can catch these guys is if they run out of gas. Sometimes the gangsters would bring with them women being trafficked into prostitution, and if the police intervened, they would hurl
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Noy Thrupkaew: Human...
said that they had been raped or assaulted by the police in the past year alone. People in prostitution, including people who have been trafficked into it, regularly receive multiple convictions for prostitution. Having that criminal record makes it so much more difficult
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Isabel Allende: Tales of...
We had a memorable fight. Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world, who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor.
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Tales of passion -...
daughter and all of us here today but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage prostitution forced labor they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed they
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A Saudi woman who dared...
illegitimate children, even drug abuse, prostitution in countries where women drive is higher than countries where women don't drive. I know, I was like this, I was shocked. I was like, "We are the last country in the world
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A little-told tale of...
especially wives, who are afraid of being seen as bad women if they show some spark in the bedroom. And then there are those whose marriages are actually a veil for prostitution. They have been sold by their families,
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Prohibition criminalizes...
Paul was not a drug dealer in the usual sense he was an activist he believed that drug use was like prostitution and ingrained aspect of any advanced culture that could never be wiped out by
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José Antonio Abreu: The...
who'll later become a full citizen. Needless to say that music is the number one prevention against prostitution, violence, bad habits, and everything degrading in the life of a child.
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Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
Geographic until then so in the end maybe I didn't change the world but that world changed me profoundly and irrevocably I don't I don't look at prostitution as a victimless crime
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Penguin Prostitution:...
prostitution penguin style histones they will mate with single males in return for the small stones essential to build their nest
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Misha Glenny investigates...
had just two boats which could go at the same speed. And this is very important, because the only way you can catch these guys is if they run out of gas. Sometimes the gangsters would bring with them women being trafficked into prostitution, and if the police intervened, they would hurl
Video examples
Noy Thrupkaew: Human...
said that they had been raped or assaulted by the police in the past year alone. People in prostitution, including people who have been trafficked into it, regularly receive multiple convictions for prostitution. Having that criminal record makes it so much more difficult
Video examples
Isabel Allende: Tales of...
We had a memorable fight. Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world, who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor.
Video examples
Tales of passion -...
daughter and all of us here today but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage prostitution forced labor they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed they
Video examples
A Saudi woman who dared...
illegitimate children, even drug abuse, prostitution in countries where women drive is higher than countries where women don't drive. I know, I was like this, I was shocked. I was like, "We are the last country in the world
Video examples
A little-told tale of...
especially wives, who are afraid of being seen as bad women if they show some spark in the bedroom. And then there are those whose marriages are actually a veil for prostitution. They have been sold by their families,
Video examples
Prohibition criminalizes...
Paul was not a drug dealer in the usual sense he was an activist he believed that drug use was like prostitution and ingrained aspect of any advanced culture that could never be wiped out by
Video examples
José Antonio Abreu: The...
who'll later become a full citizen. Needless to say that music is the number one prevention against prostitution, violence, bad habits, and everything degrading in the life of a child.
Video examples
Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
Geographic until then so in the end maybe I didn't change the world but that world changed me profoundly and irrevocably I don't I don't look at prostitution as a victimless crime
Video examples
Penguin Prostitution:...
prostitution penguin style histones they will mate with single males in return for the small stones essential to build their nest
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Quote examples
Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor - they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed.
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Samantha Morton
English Actress
What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.
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Thomas Jane
American Actor
Places where prostitution is legal, you find much better health care, fewer cases of disease and illegal abortions. There's really nothing to be gained by keeping prostitution illegal.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution.
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Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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Peter Coyote
American Actor
Everyone knows that our current system is kind of like legalized prostitution. The corporate sector completely controls the civic sector.
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Moliere
French Playwright
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
The United Nations is a place for prostitution under the feet of Americans.
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Harry Anderson
American Actor
Is now the time to legalize prostitution?
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
What is art? Prostitution.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor - they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed.
Quote examples
Samantha Morton
English Actress
What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.
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Thomas Jane
American Actor
Places where prostitution is legal, you find much better health care, fewer cases of disease and illegal abortions. There's really nothing to be gained by keeping prostitution illegal.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution.
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Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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Peter Coyote
American Actor
Everyone knows that our current system is kind of like legalized prostitution. The corporate sector completely controls the civic sector.
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Moliere
French Playwright
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
The United Nations is a place for prostitution under the feet of Americans.
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Harry Anderson
American Actor
Is now the time to legalize prostitution?
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
What is art? Prostitution.
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