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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status;
- Example: "a solicitation to the king for relief"

2. request for a sum of money;
- Example: "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
[syn: solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering]

3. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money);
[syn: solicitation, allurement]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Solicitation \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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

solicitation
    n 1: an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a
         solicitation to the king for relief"
    2: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
       starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal,
       collection, ingathering]
    3: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an
       offer of sex in return for money) [syn: solicitation,
       allurement]