Thesaurus: seduction
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 woma…
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- 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.
- n. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading astray; as, the seductions of wealth.
- n. enticing someone astray from right behavior
- n. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
- 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.
- n:100 n. enticing someone astray from right behavior n. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone