Solicit

solicitation

solicitation : an act or practice or an instance of soliciting [ of a proxy for a shareholder vote] ;specif : the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder) ...

solicit 1 : to make petition to [ the court] 2 : to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and esp. to commit a crime compare coerce, importune 3 : to attempt to persuade (a person) to purchase something 4 : to attempt to bring about or obtain by soliciting a person [ bribes] vi 1 : to make solicitation 2 of a prostitute : to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money ...

To ask from with earnestness to make petition to to apply to for obtaining something as to solicit person for alms...

Solicitate

Solicitous...

Solicitant

One who solicits...

Solicitation

The act of soliciting earnest request persistent asking importunity...

Begging

Begging, means:(i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place or entering into any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms, whether under any pretence;(ii) exposing or exhibiting with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether of himself or of any other person or of an animal. [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000), s. 2 (b)]Begging means-- (i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place or entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms, whether under the pretence of singing, dancing, fortune telling, performing tricks or selling articles or otherwise; (ii) exposing or exhibiting with the object of obtaining or extorting alms any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether himself or of any other person or of an animal; (iii) allowing oneself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms. [Children...

canvass

canvass also can·vas [kan-vəs] vb -vassed also: -vased -vass·ing also: -vas·ing vt 1 a : to examine in detail ;specif : to examine (votes) officially for authenticity b : to make the subject of discussion or debate 2 : to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments vi : to seek or solicit orders or votes ...

solicitor

solicitor 1 : one that solicits ;esp : an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions 2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts 3 : the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department see also city attorney ...

Solicitor

Solicitor, an officer of the Supreme Court of Judicature, who, and who only, is entitled to 'sue out any writ or process, or commence, carry on, solicit, or defend any action, suit or other proceeding' in any Court whatever (see (English) Solicitors Act, 1932, s. 45). 'Solicitor of the Supreme Court' was the title given by the (English) Judicature Act, 1843, s. 87, to all attorneys, solicitors, and proctors, and continued by (English) Solicitors Act 1932, s. 81. Prior to that Act, 'attorneys' conducted business in the Common Law Courts, 'solicitors' business in the Court of Chancery and 'proctors' ecclesiastical and Admiralty business; but it was the general practice, although any person might be admitted to practise as an attorney or solicitor only, to be admitted to practise as an attorney and solicitor also.Solicitors practise as advocates before magistrates at petty sessions and quarter sessions where there is no bar, in County Courts, at Arbitrations, at Judges' Chambers, Coroners...

Solicit - Law Dictionary Search Results