1. An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
   "a solicitation to the king for relief"
    
2. Request for a sum of money
   "The charity made a solicitation for disaster relief";
   - appeal, collection, ingathering
    
3. The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
   "The solicitation of bribes is illegal";
   - allurement

Derived forms: solicitations

Type of: appeal, enticement, entreaty, petition, postulation, prayer, request, suppliance, temptation

Encyclopedia: Solicitation