solicitation
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ɪˈteɪ 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.
the act of a prostitute soliciting in a public place.
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc) |
| 2. | to accost (a person) with an offer of sexual relations in return for money |
| 3. | to provoke or incite (a person) to do something wrong or illegal |
| [C15: from Old French solliciter to disturb, from Latin sollicitāre to harass, from sollicitus agitated, from sollus whole + citus, from ciēre to excite] | |
| solici'tation | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
But as one candid confession follows another, the camera's role in their solicitation becomes difficult to overlook.
In fact, the solicitation treats it as an afterthought, tucked away in a parenthetical aside.
And the solicitation isn't the sum total of his marketing.
Direct volunteer activities in the areas of research, cultivation, and solicitation of prospective donors.
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