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
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
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the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes
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The federal indictment came over a decade after Epstein in 2008 pleaded guilty in Florida to procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and felony solicitation of prostitution — in a plea deal that has since been criticized as far too lenient.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
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—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Epstein was first indicted in 2006, eventually pleading guilty in 2008 to solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of a minor for prostitution.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The letter then went on to criticize NIST’s solicitation of R&D proposals made in September in the wake of the destruction of Natcast.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2025
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Darren Munoz, 19, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and criminal solicitation in connection with the deaths of his father Oscar Munoz, 58, and his stepmother Dina, 71, according to the Clovis Police Department.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Epstein was first indicted in 2006, eventually pleading guilty in 2008 to solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of a minor for prostitution.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The letter then went on to criticize NIST’s solicitation of R&D proposals made in September in the wake of the destruction of Natcast.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Solicitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitation. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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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)
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