solicitation Who acts: solicitation, request, act, crime, charity, sign · What happens: be, ask, urge, do, send, say · To what, where: request, someone, act, crime, something, solicitation · Speech: someone speaks here
«solicitation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: solicitation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A solicitation is a request asking someone for money, help, business or support (formal).
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det acl obj case obl punct nmod punct conj cc conj punct amod punct punct root A DET solicitation NOUN is AUX a DET request NOUN asking VERB someone PRON for ADP money NOUN , PUNCT help NOUN , PUNCT business NOUN or CCONJ support NOUN ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 solicitation det 2 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 5 request nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 request cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 request det 5 request request NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 request acl 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 asking obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 money case 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 asking obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 help punct 11 help help NOUN Number=Sing 5 request nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 business punct 13 business business NOUN Number=Sing 11 help conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 support cc 15 support support NOUN Number=Sing 11 help conj 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 formal punct 17 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 15 support amod 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 formal punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 request punct
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1 is a present a solicitation a request help and business or support nmod tree rules 2 ask speech: ask gerund a request not said here someone for money vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Solicitation is the act of asking for something, like donations or votes (formal).
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det mark acl case obl punct case obl cc conj punct parataxis punct punct root Solicitation NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ asking VERB for ADP something PRON , PUNCT like ADP donations NOUN or CCONJ votes NOUN ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 asking mark 6 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 for for ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 asking obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 donations punct 10 like like ADP _ 11 donations case 11 donations donation NOUN Number=Plur 6 asking obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 votes cc 13 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 11 donations conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 15 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 11 donations parataxis 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Solicitation the act tree rules 2 ask speech: ask gerund the act not said here for something; like donations or votes vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
Solicitation is also the crime of asking or urging someone to do something illegal.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop advmod det mark acl cc conj obj mark xcomp obj amod punct root Solicitation NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET crime NOUN of SCONJ asking VERB or CCONJ urging VERB someone PRON to PART do VERB something PRON illegal ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 5 crime nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 crime cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 crime advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 crime det 5 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 asking mark 7 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 crime acl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 urging cc 9 urging urge VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 asking conj 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 urging obj 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 urging xcomp 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 do obj 14 illegal illegal ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 crime punct
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1 is a present Solicitation the crime tree rules 2 ask speech: ask gerund the crime not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 urge gerund the crime not said here someone vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient clause=Topic 4 do not said to happen to-infinitive the crime not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Example 1 The charity sent a solicitation for donations.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET charity NOUN sent VERB a DET solicitation NOUN for ADP donations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 charity det 2 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 3 sent nsubj 3 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 solicitation det 5 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 3 sent obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 donations case 7 donations donation NOUN Number=Plur 3 sent obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sent punct
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1 send past the charity a solicitation for donations vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solicitation=Theme
Example 2 The sign on the gate says «No solicitation».
det nsubj case det nmod punct det ccomp punct punct root The DET sign NOUN on ADP the DET gate NOUN says VERB « PUNCT No DET solicitation NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 gate case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gate det 5 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 2 sign nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 solicitation punct 8 No no DET PronType=Neg 9 solicitation det 9 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 6 says ccomp 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 solicitation punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the sign on the gate vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The school refused solicitations from companies selling sweets.
det nsubj obj case obl acl obj punct root The DET school NOUN refused VERB solicitations NOUN from ADP companies NOUN selling VERB sweets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 refused nsubj 3 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 solicitations solicitation NOUN Number=Plur 3 refused obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 companies case 6 companies company NOUN Number=Plur 3 refused obl 7 selling sell VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 companies acl 8 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 7 selling obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 refused punct
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1 refuse past the school solicitations companies vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solicitation=Theme 2 sell gerund companies not said here sweets vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme
Example 4 He ignored the solicitation in his email.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON ignored VERB the DET solicitation NOUN in ADP his PRON email NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 ignored nsubj 2 ignored ignore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 solicitation det 4 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 2 ignored obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 email case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 email nmod:poss 7 email email NOUN Number=Sing 2 ignored obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 ignored punct
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1 ignore past He the solicitation his email vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solicitation=Theme 2 email his = he nom email «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Solicitation of votes inside the polling station is not allowed.
nsubj:pass case nmod case det compound nmod aux:pass advmod punct root Solicitation NOUN of ADP votes NOUN inside ADP the DET polling NOUN station NOUN is AUX not PART allowed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 10 allowed nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 votes case 3 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 1 Solicitation nmod 4 inside inside ADP _ 7 station case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 station det 6 polling polling NOUN Number=Sing 7 station compound 7 station station NOUN Number=Sing 3 votes nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 allowed aux:pass 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 allowed advmod 10 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 allowed punct
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1 not allow present · passive Solicitation of votes inside the polling station vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary 2 solicit votes inside the polling station nom solicitation «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 In law, solicitation means urging someone to commit a crime.
case obl punct nsubj xcomp obj mark advcl det obj punct root In ADP law NOUN , PUNCT solicitation NOUN means VERB urging VERB someone PRON to PART commit VERB a DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 law case 2 law law NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 law punct 4 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 urging urge VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means xcomp 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 urging obj 8 to to PART _ 9 commit mark 9 commit commit VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 urging advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 crime det 11 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 9 commit obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present solicitation law vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 urge not said to happen gerund solicitation not said here someone vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient 3 commit to-infinitive solicitation not said here a crime vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Theme
Example 7 At his solicitation she restored to his companions their human form, promising at the same time that henceforth the hero and his comrades should be free from her enchantments.
The tree, 29 words case nmod:poss obl nsubj case nmod:poss obj nmod:poss amod nsubj punct advcl case det amod obl nsubj advmod det nsubj cc nmod:poss conj aux cop acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct root At ADP his PRON solicitation NOUN she PRON restored VERB to ADP his PRON companions NOUN their PRON human ADJ form NOUN , PUNCT promising VERB at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN that PRON henceforth ADV the DET hero NOUN and CCONJ his PRON comrades NOUN should AUX be AUX free ADJ from ADP her PRON enchantments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 solicitation case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 solicitation nmod:poss 3 solicitation solicitation NOUN Number=Sing 5 restored obl 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 restored nsubj 5 restored restore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 companions case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 companions nmod:poss 8 companions companion NOUN Number=Plur 5 restored obj 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 form nmod:poss 10 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 11 form amod 11 form form NOUN Number=Sing 8 companions nsubj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 promising punct 13 promising promise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 restored advcl 14 at at ADP _ 17 time case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 time det 16 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 17 time amod 17 time time NOUN Number=Sing 13 promising obl 18 that that PRON PronType=Rel 27 free nsubj 19 henceforth henceforth ADV _ 21 hero advmod 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 hero det 21 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 27 free nsubj 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 comrades cc 23 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 24 comrades nmod:poss 24 comrades comrade NOUN Number=Plur 21 hero conj 25 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 27 free aux 26 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 27 free cop 27 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 17 time acl:relcl 28 from from ADP _ 30 enchantments case 29 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 30 enchantments nmod:poss 30 enchantments enchantment NOUN Number=Plur 27 free obl 31 . . PUNCT _ 5 restored punct
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1 restore past she his companions his solicitation vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent companion=Theme 2 promise speech: promise gerund she not said here time vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is should the same time her enchantments free property tree rules 4 solicit his = he nom solicitation «communication transitive»: poss=agent 5 form companions = companion nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent 6 enchant her = she nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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