improperwomen Flashcards

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what is a prostitutuon

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a trade where sexual atcs are performed in xchange for money

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brothel

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a house where people visit prostitutes

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brawdy

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dealing with sexual matters in a comical way;houmorously indecent

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mistress

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a woman other thanthe man’ wife having a sexual relationship with a married man. a kept women

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pimp

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a man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them,taking a percentage of their ernings in return

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debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sex,alchol or drugs

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court

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a prostitute especially with wealthy or upper-class clients

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infamis

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literally means shameful, the very l0ow legal status given to a number of groups in the roman world including glaidators,charioteers,actors and prostitutes

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infamia

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the low legal status of someone who is infamis. this meant a person lost their rights as a free person. they could be beaten like a slave. They were also banned from marrying a senator or the child of a senator and they could never hold a government job

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