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Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.[1][2] The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer.[3] The requirement of physical contact also creates the risk of transferring diseases. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world.[4][5] A person who works in this field is called a prostitute, and sometimes a sex worker, but the words hooker and whore are also sometimes used to describe those who work as prostitutes. Prostitution occurs in a variety of forms, and its legal status varies from country to country (sometimes from region to region within a given country), ranging from being an enforced or unenforced crime, to unregulated, to

Prostitution - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Prostitute (disambiguation) , Whore (disambiguation) , Harlot (disambiguation) , Strumpet (film) , and Hookers (song) . "On the game" redirects here. For the 1974 British comedy film, see On the Game . \n<!------------Details------------------->"},"type":{"wt":""},"activity_sector":{"wt":"[[Sex industry]]"},"competencies":{"wt":""},"formation":{"wt":""},"employment_field":{"wt":"[[Sex work]]"},"related_occupation":{

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