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so·lic·i·ta·tion

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–noun

1.	the act of soliciting.

2.	entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request.

3.	enticement or allurement.

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.

[Origin: 1485–95; < L sollicitātiōn- (s. of sollicitātiō), equiv. to sollicitāt(us) (ptp. of sollicitāre to solicit; see -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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so·lic·it Audio Help   (sə-lĭs'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
v.   so·lic·it·ed, so·lic·it·ing, so·lic·its

v.   tr.

To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.
To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.
To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.
To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.

v. intr.

To make solicitation or petition for something desired.
To approach or accost someone with an offer of sexual services in return for payment.

[Middle English soliciten, to disturb, from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitāre, from sollicitus, troubled; see solicitous.]

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solicitation
noun
1.	an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"
2.	request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
3.	the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)