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solicitation

[ suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of soliciting.
entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request.
enticement or allurement.
Law.
1. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime.
2. the act of a prostitute soliciting in a public place.

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Other Words From

nonso·lici·tation noun
preso·lici·tation noun
reso·lici·tation noun
super·so·lici·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of solicitation¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Latin sollicitātiōn-, stem of sollicitātiō, from sollicitāt(us) “agitated, worried” (past participle of sollicitāre “to excite, agitate, worry”; solicit ) + -iō -ion

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