SOLICITATION


Meaning of SOLICITATION in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .