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    in·cite·ment
    /inˈsītm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the action of provoking unlawful behavior 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

    noun. incitement. in-ˈsīt-mənt. noun. inciter noun. Synonyms. abet. brew. ferment. foment. instigate. 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.

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

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

  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 /. Brazilian Portuguese: incitação.

  7. 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

  8. 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.

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

    Define incitement. incitement synonyms, incitement pronunciation, incitement translation, English dictionary definition of incitement. tr.v. in·cit·ed , in·cit·ing , in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCITE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › incitement_nincitement, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    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.