Se-dûc'tion, n.

n. [Lat. seductio, Fr. séduction, Pr. seductio, Sp. seduccion, It. seduzione. See SE-DUCE.]

1. The act of seducing, or of enticing from the path of duty; specifically, the act or crime of persuading a female to surrender her chastity.
2. That which seduces, or is adapted or employed to seduce; means of leading astray; instrumentality to evil; as, the seductions of wealth.