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Definition of Seduction
1. Noun. Enticing someone astray from right behavior.
2. Noun. An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone.
Generic synonyms: Success
Specialized synonyms: Score, Sexual Conquest
Derivative terms: Seduce
Definition of Seduction
1. n. The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; specifically, the offense of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful sexual intercourse, by enticements which overcome her scruples; the wrong or crime of persuading a woman to surrender her chastity.
Definition of Seduction
1. Noun. The act of seducing. ¹
2. Noun. (dated), (legal) In English common law, a felonious crime committed when a male induced an unmarried female of previously chaste character to engage in an act of sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seduction
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Medical Definition of Seduction
1. 1. The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; specifically, the offense of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful sexual intercourse, by enticements which overcome her scruples; the wrong or crime of persuading a woman to surrender her chastity. 2. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading astray; as, the seductions of wealth. Origin: L. Seductio: cf. F. Seduction. See Seduce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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