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so⋅lic⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

  [suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1485–95; < L sollicitātiōn- (s. of sollicitātiō), equiv. to sollicitāt(us) (ptp. of sollicitāre to solicit; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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so·lic·it   (sə-lĭs'ĭt)   
v.   so·lic·it·ed, so·lic·it·ing, so·lic·its

v.   tr.

  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.

  2. To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.

  3. To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.

  4. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.

v.   intr.

  1. To make solicitation or petition for something desired.

  2. 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.]
so·lic'i·ta'tion n.
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Main Entry: so·lic·i·ta·tion
Pronunciation: s&-"li-s&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or practice or an instance of soliciting <solicitation of a proxy for a shareholder vote>; specifically : the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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