invitation

(ĭn'vĭ-tā'shən)
n.

1. The act of inviting.
2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
3. An allurement, enticement, or attraction.
4. See altar call.

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noun

1. A spoken or written request for someone to take part or be present: bid. Informal invite. See warn/invite.
2. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward: allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inducement, inveiglement, lure, seduction, temptation. See like/dislike.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The act by which an owner or occupier of particular land or premises encourages or attracts others to enter, remain in, or otherwise make use of his or her property.

Common examples of those who extend invitations are the proprietors of stores, theaters, or banks, since they invite the general public to enter and utilize their facilities.

An individual who enters property as a result of an invitation is owed a higher duty of care than one who is a trespasser or licensee, one who enters another's property for his or her own purposes. The owner of property must exercise reasonable care toward an invitee to ascertain that the property is safe for his or her use.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - invitation, indbydelse, opfordring, anmodning

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitnodiging

Français (French)
n. - invitation, (Fin) avis (d'appel d'offres), invite (iro)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einladung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόσκληση, πρόκληση, έλξη

Italiano (Italian)
invito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - convite (m)

Русский (Russian)
приглашение, заманивание

Español (Spanish)
n. - invitación, convite

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inbjudan, kallelse, uppmaning, lockelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
邀请, 引诱, 请柬

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 邀請, 引誘, 請柬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 초대[장], 유인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誘い, 招待, 勧誘, 招待状, 誘引, 魅力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دعوة, اقتراح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הזמנה‬

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