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'''Importuning''', or more specifically "persistently importuning for an immoral purpose" is a legal term introduced by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1912]]. The law was mainly used to prosecute men for cottaging.
'''Importuning''', or more specifically "persistently importuning for an immoral purpose" is a legal term introduced by the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912]]. The law was mainly used to prosecute men for cottaging.


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Importuning, or more specifically "persistently importuning for an immoral purpose" is a legal term introduced by the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912. The law was mainly used to prosecute men for cottaging.

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