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solicitation
so·lic·it S0548000 (sə-lĭs′ĭt)v. so·lic·it·ed, so·lic·it·ing, so·lic·its v.tr.1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.2. To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.4. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.v.intr.1. To make solicitation or petition for something desired.2. To approach or accost someone with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.
[Middle English soliciten, to disturb, from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitāre, from sollicitus, troubled; see solicitous.]
so·lic′i·ta′tion n.so•lic•i•ta•tion (səˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act of soliciting. 2. a petition or request; entreaty. 3. enticement; allurement. 4. a. the crime of asking another to commit or aid in a crime. b. the action of a prostitute who solicits in a public place. [1485–95] Solicitation dun To badger someone to pay a debt; to importune for payment of a bill; to make repeated and insistent demands; to pester or assail relentlessly. Another term of uncertain origin, dun dates from the 1600s. Tradition has it that a man named Joe Dun, a London bailiff in the reign of Henry VII, was so successful in collecting bad debts that his name became synonymous with the practice of pursuing someone to deliver payment. Dun can also be used in nonfinancial contexts meaning to harass, badger, or plague. Another version offers that the word is cognate with din and acquired its metaphoric sense from the raising of a great to-do until the debtor paid up. I am so dun’d with the Spleen, I should think on something else all the while I were a playing. (Shuffling, Cutting, and Dealing, 1659) fry the fat out of See EXTORTION. panhandle To accost strangers on the street and beg money from them. Literally, a panhandle is the handle of a pan. Since the arm and hand project from the body somewhat like a handle from a pan, the act of holding one’s hand out to solicit money came to be known as panhandling. Similarly, one who employs such techniques is known as a panhandler. The prisoners were members of a “panhandling” corporation which operated extensively throughout the district. (New York Evening Post, December 9, 1903) pass the hat To solicit money, as for a charity; to take up a collection. It has long been the custom among minstrels and other street performers to collect contributions from the spectators by passing around a hat. In contemporary usage, hat has often become figurative, referring to any container into which people in a group or crowd are expected to put money. In fact, pass the hat is no longer limited to its original concept, i.e., voluntary payment for entertainment, and usually carries somewhat resentful or contemptuous implications, probably because of the subtle coercion involved. It was easy enough to make the hat go round, but the difficulty was to get any one to put anything in it. (Charles J. Matthews, in Daily News, September 11, 1878) put the acid on To pressure someone for a loan; to place excessive demands on someone; to coerce someone into granting a favor. This expression alludes to the destructive potential as well as the sharp, bitter taste of an acidic solution. Although the expression’s money-borrowing sense originated and is still used in Australia and New Zealand, the phrase is now applied in the United States and Great Britain to any situation in which an inappropriate amount of pressure is being exerted. They want to shift the ship at seven. That puts the acid on us. (J. Morrison, in Coast to Coast, 1947) put the bite on See EXTORTION. work the oracle See MANIPULATION. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"beggary, begging, mendicancy - a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)touch - the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"importunity, urging, urgency - insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" | | 2. |  solicitation - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"ingathering, collection, appealpetition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authoritywhip-round - (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose | | 3. |  solicitation - the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)alluremententicement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeesolicitSolicitation
SolicitationUrgent request, plea, or entreaty; enticing, asking. The criminal offense of urging someone to commit an unlawful act. The term solicitation is used in a variety of legal contexts. A person who asks someone to commit an illegal act has committed the criminal act of solicitation. An employee who agrees in an employment contract not to solicit business after leaving her employer and then mails a letter to customers asking for business may be sued by the former employer for violating the non-solicitation clause of the contract. The letter constitutes a solicitation. However, if the person had placed a newspaper advertisement, this would not have been a solicitation because a solicitation must be addressed to a particular individual. Many solicitations in everyday life appear to be legal. For example, a telemarketer who tries to sell a legitimate product by calling potential customers is making a solicitation. It may or may not be legal, however, depending on the laws of the states where the telemarketer and the caller reside. If either of the states requires that telemarketers register with the state government, then the legality of the solicitation will depend on whether the telemarketer met this registration requirement. Failure to register may make the telemarketing company liable for civil fines or criminal penalties. Solicitation laws and regulations govern specific types of organizations and economic activities. For example, charitable organizations must register with state agencies before legally soliciting money. The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has rigid rules concerning the solicitation of shareholders for votes involving changes in corporate structure or leadership. Criminal solicitation commonly involves crimes such as prostitution and drug dealing, though politicians have been convicted for solicitation of a bribe. The crime of solicitation is completed if one person intentionally entices, advises, incites, orders, or otherwise encourages another to commit a crime. The crime solicited need not actually be committed for solicitation to occur. When law enforcement agencies seek to curtail prostitution, they use decoy operations. A person who offers to perform a sex act with an undercover officer for money can be arrested for solicitation of prostitution. Police decoys are also used to nab customers. When a person looking to pay for sex approaches a decoy officer and makes, by words or gestures, this request, the person can be arrested for solicitation of prostitution. Similar operations are used to reduce the sale of narcotics. solicitationn. the crime of encouraging or inducing another to commit a crime or join in the commission of a crime. Solicitation may refer to a prostitute's (or her pimp's) offer of sexual pleasures for pay. (See: pander) AcronymsSeesolenoidsolicitation
Synonyms for solicitationnoun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior statusRelated Words- appeal
- entreaty
- prayer
- beggary
- begging
- mendicancy
- touch
- importunity
- urging
- urgency
noun request for a sum of moneySynonyms- ingathering
- collection
- appeal
Related Words- petition
- request
- postulation
- whip-round
noun the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)SynonymsRelated Words |