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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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  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.
  2. n. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading astray; as, the seductions of wealth.
  3. n. enticing someone astray from right behavior
  4. n. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
  5. 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.
  6. n:100 n. enticing someone astray from right behavior n. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone