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seduction

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se⋅duc⋅tion

  [si-duhk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of seducing, esp. sexually.
2. the condition of being seduced.
3. a means of seducing; enticement; temptation.
Also, se⋅duce⋅ment  [si-doos-muhnt, -dyoos-] .

Origin:
1520–30; < L sēductiōn- (s. of sēductiō) a leading aside, equiv. to sēduct(us) (ptp. of sēdūcere to seduce ) + -iōn- -ion
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se·duc·tion   (sĭ-dŭk'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of seducing.

    2. The condition of being seduced.

  2. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.


[Latin sēductiō, sēductiōn-, from sēductus, past participle of sēdūcere, to lead astray : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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seduction

in law, the act of a man enticing (without the use of physical force) a previously chaste woman to consent to sexual intercourse. In broader usage, the term refers to any act of persuasion, between heterosexual or homosexual individuals, and excluding the issue of chastity, that leads to sexual intercourse.

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