so·lic·it /sə-'li-sət/ vt
1: to make petition to
solicit 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
solicit bribes
vi
1: to make solicitation
2 of a prostitute: to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.