Usage Note
Prostitution is legally a sensitive topic in France: selling sex is not illegal but buying it has been criminalised since 2016 under a Nordic-model law. The associated verb is se prostituer. In figurative usage, la prostitution intellectuelle describes compromising one's principles for gain.
Examples
"La prostitution est un sujet complexe dans le droit français."
Natural Translation
Prostitution is a complex subject in French law.

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