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WHORE Definition & Legal Meaning

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A whore is a woman who practices unlawful commerce with men, particularly one who does so for hire; a harlot; a concubine; a prostitute. Sheehey v. Cokley, 43 Iowa, 183, 22 Am. Rep. 236.

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