solicitation
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.
Origin of solicitation
1Other 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
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How to use solicitation in a sentence
Just that weekend, Moore’s colleagues had found a teenager at Caesars Palace who they’d been arresting for solicitation since she was 14.
Sex-trafficked kids are crime victims. In Las Vegas, they still go to jail. | Jessica Contrera | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostWe believe that such solicitations can be inherently misleading, and result in consumers making unwanted and unintended purchases.
Attorneys general in 4 states looking into online fundraising practices of both major parties | Steve Thompson, Amy B Wang | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostJoe Levanthal, who ran against Von Wilpert, was fined $250 in April for sending fundraising solicitations to city staff.
Politics Report: Ghost Guns Exploding | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | June 12, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIt’s not possible to tell from the FEC filings which contributions resulted from which solicitations.
How Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Juiced Their Fundraising Numbers | by Isaac Arnsdorf and Derek Willis | April 21, 2021 | ProPublicaThe data also proves that it’s more important than ever for small businesses to implement a review solicitation strategy that follows each platform’s terms of service.
“For some troops, these care packages are the only mail they will receive all year,” the group said in one email solicitation.
Exclusive: ‘Pro-Troop’ Charity Pays Off Tea Party Cronies Instead | Kim Barker | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was inadvertently hysterical and easily the best human solicitation description ever.
APN will not send you any other content—no spam, no solicitation.
I just got an email solicitation from David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee.
The solicitation of campaign donations from foreign nationals is prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The drummer is discharged because, competition having disappeared, custom must come without solicitation.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceTheir contributions are large, and their opportunities are great, for be it remembered, such men are under incessant solicitation.
There is not the slightest intimation of any urgency or solicitation on their part; but he "frankly forgave them."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxHow many a dutiful son has been known to say, "I would consult my father, but he will not listen to my solicitation!"
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2) | Timothy EastSeveral times, at the solicitation of the Protestants, the government ordered its demolition.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
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