solicitation

CEFRC1

/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A request for money, support, business, or information.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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

Examples

  • Sami was accused of solicitation to commit murder.

  • Sami was found guilty of solicitation to commit first degree murder.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō.