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- DictionarySo·lic·i·ta·tion/səˌlisəˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone: "he was a regular target for solicitation of funds"
- 2. the act of accosting someone and offering one's or someone else's services as a prostitute: "a woman arrested for solicitation"
The meaning of SOLICITATION is the practice or act or an instance of soliciting; especially : entreaty, importunity. How to use solicitation in a sentence.
a request for money, information, or help: Through door-to-door solicitation, they raised $20,000 to build the city's first hospital. This is not an offer or solicitation of any kind to buy or sell any investment products. law specialized. an offer of sex for money, usually in a public place:
1. : to make petition to. solicit the court. 2. : to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and especially to commit a crime compare coerce, importune. 3. : to attempt to persuade (a person) to purchase something. 4. : to attempt to bring about or obtain by soliciting a person.
In law, solicitation means encouraging someone to commit a crime. Solicitation can also mean making a plea to someone with power to grant a request or favor, like your solicitation to the traffic judge to dismiss your ticket.
noun. the act of soliciting. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request. enticement or allurement. Law. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime. the act of a prostitute soliciting in a public place. Discover More.
1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers. 2. To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations. 3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act. 4.
Solicitation is the act of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion.
SOLICIT definition: 1. to ask someone for money, information, or help: 2. to offer sex for money, usually in a public…. Learn more.
Definition of solicitation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister. to entreat or petition (someone or some agency): to solicit the committee for funds. Synonyms: beg, beseech.
