Solicitation Meaning
/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounthe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
nounan 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
Sentence Examples
Sami was accused of solicitation to commit murder.
Sami was found guilty of solicitation to commit first degree murder.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company sent a ____ for donations to all its employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sign on the door stated that there was to be no ____ of any kind allowed in the building.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company sent a ____ for donations to all its employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sign on the door stated that there was to be no ____ of any kind allowed in the building.