They've been sentenced for procuring.
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Procuring
Synonyms for "procuring" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (8)
Noun(8 words)
obtainingpimpingprocurementprocurement of sexual servicesprocuring prostitutespurchasingsecuresourcing
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesacquire verbacquisitionactivityadjectivebusiness processcrime practicecriminal activitydescriptorengagementillicit activityobtain verborganizational functionprocessservice contractingsupply managementunethical practice
More specific
18 entriesacquiringbidding procedurecontractingengagingescort servicesgaininghiringobtainingprostitutionpurchasingrecruitingsecuringsex tradesex worksourcingsupplier selection
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
14 entriescompetitive procurementprocure fundingprocure materialsprocure permitsprocure servicesprocurement processprocuring activitiesprocuring contractsprocuring equipmentprocuring fundsprocuring goodsprocuring processprocuring servicesprocuring supplies
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
A glance at his daughter reminded him of the necessity of procuring her assistance.
Source: tatoeba (7752135)
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is procuring a fleet of new aircraft it hopes will have the record desert locust swarms that have plagued East Africa under control by the end of the year.
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The task, although rather arduous, was not displeasing to me, for a residence of several years in Egypt had rendered me tolerably proficient in the Arabic language and colloquial dialect, and my prior travels in various parts of the Sudan had made me familiar with the habits of the natives, besides procuring me the acquaintance of many merchants from the more distant provinces.
Source: tatoeba (11952407)
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.