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First among the many decisions in which the Archbishop had prostituted justice to Henry's will stood that by which he had annulled the king's marriage with Catharine and declared Mary a bastard.

From History of the English People, Volume IV by Green, John Richard

A few months later, worn out by his excesses, prematurely old and broken-hearted, the man who had prostituted life's best gifts drew his last breath at Vienna at the age of forty-six.

From Love affairs of the Courts of Europe by Hall, Thornton

The true offender was the exclusive organization which had prostituted itself to such ignoble influence.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee

Judge Grier, with full knowledge of this fact, had prostituted law for the benefit of the thieves.

From Half a Century by Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon

The verdict of the jury virtually impeached Dr. McFarland as an accomplice in this foul drama, and as one who had prostituted his high public trust, in a most notorious manner.

From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware