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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

‘Child’ means a person under the age of 18 years;

‘Criminalise’ means that certain or all aspects of (adult) prostitution are prohibited as criminal offences;

‘Decriminalise’ means the removal of laws that criminalise (adult) prostitution;

‘Legalise’ means that (adult) prostitution is allowed within prescribed conditions;

‘Mens rea’ means fault on the part of the accused and may take the form of either intention (dolus) or negligence (culpa);

‘Prostitution’ means indiscriminately having sex with another person(s) for reward;