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

• adjuration
• appeal
• conjuration
• cry
• desire
• entreaty
• petition
• plea
• pleading
• prayer
• suit
• suppliance
• supplication

Examples of solicitation in a Sentence

the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes

Recent Examples on the Web

The email was just another in a series of fundraising solicitations. —Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

But the solicitation of private companies marks a departure from past administrations typically avoiding corporate branding on the White House grounds. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025

In late 2023, Charlie was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and solicitation of first-degree murder, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. —Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025

According to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, Victoria Goodwin was arrested on Thursday and arraigned on charges of solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder. —Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1520, 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)