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- Dictionaryincitement/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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In criminal law, incitement is the encouragement of another person to commit a crime. Depending on the jurisdiction, some or all types of incitement may be illegal. Where illegal, it is known as an inchoate offense, where harm is intended but may or may not have actually occurred.
INCITEMENT definition: 1. the act of encouraging someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
: to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on. incitant. in-ˈsī-tᵊnt. noun. incitement. in-ˈsīt-mənt. noun. inciter noun. Synonyms. abet. brew. ferment. foment. instigate. pick. provoke. raise. stir (up)
an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating. “the incitement of mutiny”. synonyms: incitation. see more. noun.
1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king. incitar, provocar. 2. to stir up or cause.
Incitement definition: the act of inciting. . See examples of INCITEMENT used in a sentence.
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.
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 /
incitement (to something) the act of encouraging somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant. incitement to racial hatred; incitement to murder
The earliest known use of the noun incitement is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for incitement is from 1594, in a translation by Richard Carew, antiquary and poet. incitement is formed within English, by derivation.
