solicitation

  • 1Solicitation — • Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of Penance, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of drawing others into sins of lust Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Solicitation     Solicitation …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 2solicitation — so·lic·i·ta·tion /sə ˌli sə tā shən/ n: an act or practice or an instance of soliciting solicitation of a proxy for a shareholder vote; specif: the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …

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  • 3Solicitation — So*lic i*ta tion, n. [F. sollicitation, or L. sollicitatio.] 1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity. [1913 Webster] 2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4solicitation — late 15c., “management,” from O.Fr. solicitation or directly from L. solicitationem (nom. solicitatio), from solicitare (see SOLICIT (Cf. solicit)). Meaning “action of soliciting” is from 1530s. Specific sexual sense is from c.1600 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5solicitation — et pourchas qu on fait envers aucun, Solicitatio. Solicitation qu on fait en envoyant ses amis vers aucun, Allegatio …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 6Solicitation — In the United States, solicitation is a crime; it is an inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or something else of value in order to incite or induce another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited …

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  • 7solicitation — Asking; enticing; urgent request. The inchoate offense of requesting or encouraging someone to engage in illegal conduct. Any action which the relation of the parties justifies in construing into a serious request. Thus solicitation of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8solicitation — solicit so‧li‧cit [səˈlɪst] verb [transitive] 1. formal to ask someone for information or help: • She called meetings to solicit the views of her staff. 2. disapproving to ask someone for money …

    Financial and business terms

  • 9solicitation — /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… …

    Universalium

  • 10solicitation — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] solicitations N VAR Solicitation is the act of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion. [mainly AM] Republican leaders are making open solicitation of the Italian American vote... The new measures are… …

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