0 past simple and past participle of importune
1 to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems:
He had made it clear that he did not expect to be further importuned on behalf of any party who would not accept their introduction.
In order to get corroborative evidence, persons importuned should be asked to give their names and addresses and to attend court.
If you are holding somebody's hand you are neither being accosted nor importuned; you are agreeing with.
We do not want to be importuned by firms in the area about its meaning.
We are really dealing here with cases where the person importuned is neither willing nor interested.
If the person who is importuned is willing or interested, nothing further is likely to happen in so far as a prosecution is concerned.
The provision is not to cover casual use but to stop people from being bothered to an extent that amounts to being importuned.
The injured party must report to a policeman that he has been offended, importuned or insulted by another person.
