solicitation
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(noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) |
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Synonyms: allurement |
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Related Words: enticement, temptation |
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(noun) request for a sum of money (as in church) |
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Synonyms: appeal, collection, ingathering |
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Related Words: petition, request, whip-round |
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(noun) an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief" |
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Related Words: appeal, beggary, begging, entreaty, importunity, mendicancy, prayer, touch |
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