Literally, solicitation means: 'urgently asking'. It's the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal. Europe In England and Wales, the term soliciting refers to: "for a common prostitute to loiter or solicit in a street or public place for the purpose of prostitution", under the Street Offences Act 1959. The description of Kerb crawler makes clear that also: 'the addressing or accosting by a potential prostitution customer of a supposed prostitute with the purpose to conclude to a p… (More on Solicitation)