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   Seduction (?), n. [L. seductio: cf. F. séduction. See Seduce.]
   1. The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; enticement to fail in some duty.
   
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   2. Specifically: (a) 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. [Archaic] (b) Any successful enticement to engage in some sexual activity, especially intercourse.
   
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   3. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading astray; as, “the seductions of wealth”.
   
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