solicitation

[ suh-lis-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ səˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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

Origin of solicitation

1485–95; < Latin sollicitātiōn- (stem of sollicitātiō), equivalent to sollicitāt(us) (past participle of sollicitāre to solicit; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM solicitation

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

Words nearby solicitation

solfège, solgel, soli, soli-, solicit, solicitation, solicitor, solicitor general, solicitous, solicitude, solid