solicitation
/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun C2- the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
- 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
Plural solicitations
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Collins’s long speeches would allow, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the house, he earnestly entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waived for the present, the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness.
But I resisted all his solicitations and succeeded in dissuading him from his announced intention of walking home with me.
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