solicitation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/
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Etymology
From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
"The instances you have quoted," replied the other, "are certainly very encouraging! Homer past a life in blindness and beggary; Columbus, in vain solicitation and feverish disappointment; and Luther's was spent in struggle, imprisonment, and danger...
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Secretaryship”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 127:
- (US, countable, uncountable) an inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or inducing another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited commit the crime
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| solicitations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonsolicitation · resolicitation · antisolicitation
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Translations (16)
ka საქმეთა წარმოება (instance of soliciting) · fi anomus (instance of soliciting) · bg хода́тайство (instance of soliciting) · it sollecitazione (instance of soliciting) · ka შუამდგომლობა (instance of soliciting) · ka წაქეზება (instance of soliciting) · ka ზეგავლენა (instance of soliciting) · ru хода́тайство (instance of soliciting) · ka თხოვნა (instance of soliciting) · fi pyyntö (instance of soliciting) · ka შუამავლობა (instance of soliciting) · es solicitación (instance of soliciting) · hi याचना (instance of soliciting) · pt solicitação (instance of soliciting) · fr sollicitation (instance of soliciting) · it richiesta (instance of soliciting)