incitement

incitement
noun see incite

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • incitement — index catalyst, cause (reason), incentive, inducement, influence, instigation, invitation, persuasion …   Law dictionary

  • Incitement — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incitement — (n.) 1590s, from INCITE (Cf. incite) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

  • incitement — *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,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incitement — Incitement, Inuitatus, huius inuitatus, Inuitatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Incitement — 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 [… …   Wikipedia

  • incitement — n. incitement to (incitement to riot) * * * [ɪn saɪtmənt] incitement to (incitement to riot) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • incitement — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • incitement — (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… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • incitement — 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • incitement — noun 1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (Freq. 3) the incitement of mutiny • Syn: ↑incitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑incite, ↑incite (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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