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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Seduction, n. [e.m.E. seduccyon (1526), seduction (1533), OF seduction (c1160 in Larousse), L. sēductiōn- f. sēdūcere; Seduce v.] Corrupting or leading astray (of a person or institution). —1498 Bk. Carlaverock II 451.
Be causatioun, seduction, and tystyng of ane noble … lord 1690 Shields Grievances and Sufferings 13.
By all the ordinar Jesuitical rules, observed in the seduction of churches into the Roman tyrannie
