pandering

pandering
pan·der·ing n
1: the act or crime of recruiting prostitutes or of arranging a situation for another to practice prostitution compare pimp 2
2: the act or crime of selling or distributing visual or print media (as magazines) designed to appeal to the recipient's sexual interest

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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