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

Related Words

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