Instigation

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Instigation \In`sti*ga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F.
     instigation.]
     The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated;
     incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
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           The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of
           the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  instigation
       n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: {abetment}]
       2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or
          discord) [syn: {fomentation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "instigation":
     agitation, arousal, catalyst, exasperation, excitation, excitement,
     firing, fomentation, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation,
     incitement, inflammation, irritation, pep rally, pep talk,
     provocation, rabble-rousing, spur, stimulation, stirring,
     stirring-up
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  INSTIGATION. The act by which one incites another to do something, as to 
  injure a third person, or to commit some crime or misdemeanor, to commence 
  a suit or to prosecute a criminal. Vide Accomplice.