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    incitement
    /ɪnˈsʌɪtm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully: "this amounted to an incitement to commit murder"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCITEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INCITEMENT definition: 1. the act of encouraging someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. the act of…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › incitementIncitement Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    pick. provoke. raise. stir (up) whip (up) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for incite. incite, instigate, abet, foment mean to spur to action. incite stresses a stirring up and urging on, and may or may not imply initiating.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCITE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent, or to cause violent or unpleasant actions: The ads were trying to incite public opinion against the government. incitement.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › incitementIncitement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating. “the incitement of mutiny”. synonyms: incitation. see more. noun.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCITEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is accused of incitement to violent or illegal behaviour, they are accused of encouraging people to behave in that way. The law forbids incitement to violence. American English : incitement / ɪnˈsaɪtmənt /

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › incitementIncitement - definition of incitement by The Free Dictionary

    1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king. incitar, provocar. 2. to stir up or cause.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › incitementINCITEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Incitement definition: the act of inciting. . See examples of INCITEMENT used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincitement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    incitement (to something) the act of encouraging somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant. incitement to racial hatred; incitement to murder

  10. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Incitement - Oxford Reference

    Incitement may be by means of suggestion, persuasion, threats, or pressure, by words or by implication; for example, advertising an article for sale to be used to commit an offence may constitute incitement to commit that offence.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › incitementincitement - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    Incite means simply to induce activity, of whatever kind: incited to greater effort by encouragement; incited to riot. Rouse has an underlying sense of awakening: to rouse the apathetic soldiers to a determination to win; to rouse the inattentive public to an awareness of the danger.