solicitation

noun

so·​lic·​i·​ta·​tion sə-ˌli-sə-ˈtā-shən 

plural solicitations

1

formal : the practice or act or an instance of soliciting

email/telephone solicitations

Unauthorized solicitation is prohibited.

sometimes : an urgent or persistent request : entreaty, importunity

I laid the matter before him, but he was disinclined to attempt the unfamiliar task. The editors, however, renewed their solicitations.

—Adam Badeau †1895

2

formal : a quality or force that moves or draws : incitement, allurement

… a vigilance against the solicitations of dejection and despair.

—newyorker.com

Synonyms of solicitation

• plea
• appeal
• prayer
• petition

Examples of solicitation in a Sentence

the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes

Recent Examples on the Web

The demands require the group to hand over records related to the solicitation, collection, reporting and handling of charitable funds in or from Missouri. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

William Kozlowski, 37, pleaded guilty in documents filed in July to child solicitation, a Level 5 felony. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

In 2009, Epstein had been released from the Palm Beach County Stockade after serving less than 13 months of his 18-month sentence on the prostitute solicitation charges. — Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and an additional 30 years for the conspiracy and solicitation convictions. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for solicitation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Legal Definition

solicitation

noun

so·​lic·​i·​ta·​tion sə-ˌli-sə-ˈtā-shən 

: an act or practice or an instance of soliciting

solicitation of a proxy for a shareholder vote

specifically : the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder)