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seduction - 4 dictionary results

se⋅duc⋅tion

[si-duhk-shuhn]
–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
se·duc·tion   (sĭ-dŭk'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of seducing.
    2. The condition of being seduced.
  1. 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.]

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.
Language Translation for : seduction
Spanish: seducción,
German: die Versuchung,
Japanese: 誘惑

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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