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seduction |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seduction \Se*duc*tion\, n. [L. seductio: cf F. s['e]duction. See {Seduce}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seduction n 1: enticing someone astray from right behavior 2: an act of winning the love of someone [syn: {conquest}]
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