Pol-lĭç'i-tā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. pollicitatio, from pollicitari, to promise, verb intensive from polliceri, id.; Fr. pollicitation.]

1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise. Henry.
2. (Civil Law.) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made. Burrill. Bouvier.