solicitation

solicitation: so·lic·i·ta·tion /sə-ˌli-sə-'tā-shən/ n: an act or practice or an instance of soliciting

solicitation of a proxy for a shareholder vote; specif: the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder)

solicitation: index call (appeal), dun, entreaty, instigation, invitation, persuasion, request, seduction

solicitation: 1) The crime of encouraging or inducing another to commit a crime.

2) The crime of paying or requesting money in exchange for sex; prostitution.

3) The act of requesting something from others, such as asking others to donate to a particular charity, purchase products, or patronize a certain business.

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solicitation: n. A request or petition intended to obtain something; criminally urging, advising, or ordering someone to commit a crime; offering to pay for sex or requesting money in exchange for sex; an attempt to increase the number of one's actual or potential clientele.

solicitation: Urgent request, plea, or entreaty; enticing, asking. The criminal offense of urging someone to commit an unlawful act.

solicitation: Urgent request, plea, or entreaty; enticing, asking. The criminal offense of urging someone to commit an unlawful act.

solicitation: n.

the crime of encouraging or inducing another to commit a crime or join in the commission of a crime. Solicitation may refer to a prostitute's (or her pimp's) offer of sexual acts for pay.

See also: pander

Synonyms:

Entreaty, importunity, supplication, imploration, appeal, petition, address, insistence, urgency, suit, request, asking / Invitation, summons, bidding, call, excitement

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Solicitation — • Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of Penance, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of drawing others into sins of lust Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Solicitation Solicitation … Catholic encyclopedia
Solicitation — So*lic i*ta tion, n. [F. sollicitation, or L. sollicitatio.] 1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity. [1913 Webster] 2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solicitation — late 15c., вЂњmanagement,вЂќ from O.Fr. solicitation or directly from L. solicitationem (nom. solicitatio), from solicitare (see SOLICIT (Cf. solicit)). Meaning вЂњaction of solicitingвЂќ is from 1530s. Specific sexual sense is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
solicitation — et pourchas qu on fait envers aucun, Solicitatio. Solicitation qu on fait en envoyant ses amis vers aucun, Allegatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Solicitation — In the United States, solicitation is a crime; it is an inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or something else of value in order to incite or induce another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited … Wikipedia
solicitation — Asking; enticing; urgent request. The inchoate offense of requesting or encouraging someone to engage in illegal conduct. Any action which the relation of the parties justifies in construing into a serious request. Thus solicitation of… … Black's law dictionary
solicitation — solicit so‧li‧cit [səˈlɪst] verb [transitive] 1. formal to ask someone for information or help: • She called meetings to solicit the views of her staff. 2. disapproving to ask someone for money … Financial and business terms
solicitation — /seuh lis i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of soliciting. 2. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request. 3. enticement or allurement. 4. Law. a. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime. b. the act of a prostitute… … Universalium
solicitation — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] solicitations N VAR Solicitation is the act of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion. [mainly AM] Republican leaders are making open solicitation of the Italian American vote... The new measures are… … English dictionary
solicitation — /səlɪsəˈteɪʃən/ (say suhlisuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of soliciting. 2. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request. 3. enticement or allurement. 4. Law a. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime. b. loitering and … Australian English dictionary

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