SOLICITATION

solicitation, allurement

(noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering

(noun) request for a sum of money; “an appeal to raise money for starving children”

solicitation

(noun) an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; “a solicitation to the king for relief”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

solicitation (countable and uncountable, plural solicitations)

the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

(United States, law) an inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or inducing another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited commit the crime

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

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So*lic`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [F. solicitation, or L. sollicitatio.]

1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.

2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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