incitement
1incitement — index catalyst, cause (reason), incentive, inducement, influence, instigation, invitation, persuasion …
2Incitement — In*cite ment, n. [Cf. F. incitement.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inciting. [1913 Webster] 2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Burke. [1913 Webster] From the long records of a distant age, Derive… …
3incitement — (n.) 1590s, from INCITE (Cf. incite) + MENT (Cf. ment) …
4incitement — *stimulus, stimulant, excitant, impetus Analogous words: spur, goad, incentive, inducement, impulse, *motive, spring: provoking or provocation, excitement, stimulation, piquing (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): motivation, activation,… …
5incitement — Incitement, Inuitatus, huius inuitatus, Inuitatio …
6Incitement — In English criminal law, incitement is an anticipatory common law offence and is the act of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime.It will be abolished on 1 October 2008 [… …
7incitement — n. incitement to (incitement to riot) * * * [ɪn saɪtmənt] incitement to (incitement to riot) …
8incitement — [[t]ɪnsa͟ɪtmənt[/t]] incitements N VAR: oft N to n If someone is accused of incitement to violent or illegal behaviour, they are accused of encouraging people to behave in that way. British law forbids incitement to murder... He still faces… …
9incitement — (in si te man) s. m. Action d inciter. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Comme metaux et pierres de valeurs, Incitemens à tous maux et malheurs, MAROT IV, 19. ÉTYMOLOGIE ital. incitamento ; du lat. incitamentum, de incitare, inciter. SUPPLÉMENT AU… …
10incitement — incite ► VERB 1) encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour). 2) urge or persuade to act in a violent or unlawful way. DERIVATIVES incitement noun inciter noun. ORIGIN Latin incitare, from citare rouse …
