solicitation

[ suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of soliciting.
2. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request.
3. enticement or allurement.
4. 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.

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

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

Example Sentences

Just that weekend, Moore’s colleagues had found a teenager at Caesars Palace who they’d been arresting for solicitation since she was 14.

From Washington Post

We believe that such solicitations can be inherently misleading, and result in consumers making unwanted and unintended purchases.

From Washington Post

Joe Levanthal, who ran against Von Wilpert, was fined $250 in April for sending fundraising solicitations to city staff.

From Voice of San Diego

It’s not possible to tell from the FEC filings which contributions resulted from which solicitations.

From ProPublica

The data also proves that it’s more important than ever for small businesses to implement a review solicitation strategy that follows each platform’s terms of service.

From Search Engine Land

“For some troops, these care packages are the only mail they will receive all year,” the group said in one email solicitation.

From The Daily Beast

That was inadvertently hysterical and easily the best human solicitation description ever.

From The Daily Beast

APN will not send you any other content—no spam, no solicitation.

From The Daily Beast

I just got an email solicitation from David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee.

From The Daily Beast

The solicitation of campaign donations from foreign nationals is prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act.

From The Daily Beast

The drummer is discharged because, competition having disappeared, custom must come without solicitation.

From Project Gutenberg

Their contributions are large, and their opportunities are great, for be it remembered, such men are under incessant solicitation.

From Project Gutenberg

There is not the slightest intimation of any urgency or solicitation on their part; but he "frankly forgave them."

From Project Gutenberg

How many a dutiful son has been known to say, "I would consult my father, but he will not listen to my solicitation!"

From Project Gutenberg

Several times, at the solicitation of the Protestants, the government ordered its demolition.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appeal
• application
• call
• claim
• insistence
• interest
• need
• order
• requirement
• sale
• trade