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Prostitution
engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A prostitute is a person, most of the time a woman, who has sex with people for money or another kind of payment. Prostitution is sometimes called the "world's oldest profession". There are written records of prostitution in almost every culture and society. In many countries, it is a crime. In some places, the police only arrest the customers. A place where many prostitutes work is called a Brothel.
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Prostitution legal and regulated
Prostitution (the exchange of sex for money) is legal, but organised activities such as brothels are illegal; prostitution is not regulated
Prostitution illegal
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