/seuh lis'i tay"sheuhn/ , n.
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.
[ 1485-95; sollicitation- (s. of sollicitatio ), equiv. to sollicitat ( us ) (ptp. of sollicitare to SOLICIT; see -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]