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solicitation
[suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
the act of soliciting.
entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request.
enticement or allurement.
Law.
the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime.
the act of a prostitute soliciting in a public place.
Other Word Forms
- nonsolicitation noun
- presolicitation noun
- resolicitation noun
- supersolicitation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of solicitation1
Example Sentences
Following years of study, interviews, solicitation of public comments and hearings, the commission, which included famous former Olympic stars female and male, proposed an overhaul of America’s youth sports system.
Among the offenses he cited are Trump’s denial of due process to expelled immigrants, impoundment of congressionally authorized spending and open solicitation of foreign emoluments.
Existing law already penalizes solicitation of a minor under 16 as a misdemeanor or felony on the first offense and as a felony on subsequent offenses.
Victoria Goodwin was arrested Thursday, according to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, and arraigned on charges of solicitation of murder and conspiracy murder.
The other firm selected for the contract was Safe America Media, LLC, which was incorporated in Delaware a few days before the solicitation with an address to a property owned by Republican consultant Mike McElwain.
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