Pimp

In feudal England, a type of tenure by which a tenant was permitted to use real property that belonged to a lord in exchange for the performance of some service, such as providing young women for the use and pleasure of the lord.

An individual who, for a fee, supplies another individual with a prostitute for sexual purposes. To pander, or cater to the sexual desires of others in exchange for money.

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Prostitution.

pimp

n. a person who procures a prostitute for customers or vice versa, sharing the profits of the woman's activities. Supposedly he provides protection for the prostitutes, but quite often he will threaten, brutalize, rape, cheat and induce drug addiction of his women. A pimp commits the crime of pandering. (See: prostitution, pander, panderer)

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Prior to this case, a pimp once told a witness, "The reds will lock you up for dope, but they won't lock you up for pimping." Gordon changed that cultural perception.

Prosecuting pimps under RICO: the story of the nation's first federal prosecutor to fight child prostitution through organized crime laws

Pimp My Ride takes a run-down vehicle and makes it the envy of the roads and TTE trainee Dave Roberts allowed his S-reg Vauxhall Corsa to be used for a demonstration while experts outlined the vocational and academic skills involved in car "pimping".

All "pimped" up

The director, Michael Campus, went to Oakland and met with the Ward brothers, a couple of real-life street toughs, to get a more realistic view of pimping, and also to get their cooperation in making the film.

Blaxploitation is back

Lawyers told the court how Hill, from Carickfergus, Co Antrim, had been hiring out limos for stag parties but ended up pimping out girls from two city centre apartments.

VICE ULSTER; Fat pimp is first to be jailed for controlling prostitutes.

It reminded me, that is, of the mindset and practices that gave rise to the phrase "pimping poverty."

Pimping poverty, then and now

Details of the case against the 64-year-old were leaked to Le Figaro newspaper, following his indictment for 'aggravating pimping'.

Strauss-Kahn was 'decisive pimp' who hired prostitutes to satisfy sex needs: French judges

The vice boss, who made millions of euro from pimping hundreds of women, was released from the New Midlands Prison, Portlaoise two months ago.

TOP PIMP BACK ON STREETS; Vice boss McDonnell 'looking for new premises'

The court ruled that while soliciting will remain banned, pimping should be allowed, except in cases of exploitation, The BBC reports.

Canadian court allows sex workers to work from brothels, but bans soliciting