solicitation in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
   solicitation  allurement 
   
2. request for a sum of money
   "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
   solicitation  appeal  collection  ingathering 
   
3. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
   "a solicitation to the king for relief"
   solicitation 
   

solicitation in English Wiktionary