0 present participle of importune --
1 to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems: --
The man who is charged with importuning is not branded before his trial.
The amendment quite specifically states: "any man convicted of persistently soliciting or importuning men aged 21 or over".
It is further tightened up by the definition of "importuning" which comes within the next clause.
Information on soliciting or importuning for immoral purpose is not separately available.
Do we really need police officers spending their tours of duty locked in public lavatories in case of consenting adults importuning?
How can imprisonment for importuning be justified on that criterion?
Importuning is the usual charge in respect of a man, but he can be charged with persistently soliciting.
The offence is one of a man "persistently soliciting or importuning in a public place for immoral purposes".
