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prov·o·ca·tion /ˌprä-və-'kā-shən/ n1: the act of provoking2: something that provokes, arouses, or stimulates
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abuse, actuation, affront, aggression, agitation, angering, annoyance, causation, cause, defiance, exasperation, excitation, excitement, fomentation, goad, grievance, impulsion, incentive, incitement, inducement, inflammation, inspiration, instigation, insult, invitation, irritation, motivation, motive, offense, pressure, prick, prodding, prompting, provocative, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, taunt, temptation, urge, vexation
associated concepts: defense of provocation, extreme provocation, just provocation, legal provocation
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aggravation (annoyance), catalyst, incentive, inducement, influence, instigation, motive, reason (basis), stimulus
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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in the criminal law of Scotland, a doctrine that will mitigate the offence, reducing murder to culpable homicide or attempted murder to assault. In the civil law in Scotland, provocation can reduce the damages payable for an assault in delict: Ross v . Bryce 1972 SLT (Sh. Ct) 76, but not in England for tort: Lane v . Holloway [1968] 1 QB 379.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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The act of inciting another person to do a particular thing. In a fault divorce, provocation may constitute a defense to the divorce, preventing it from going through. For example, if a wife suing for divorce claims that her husband abandoned her, the husband might defend the suit on the grounds that she provoked the abandonment by driving him out of the house. In criminal law, provocation can be a defense that justifies an acquittal, mitigated sentence, or reduction of conviction to a lesser charge (for instance, from murder to manslaughter).Category: Criminal LawCategory: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child Support & CustodyCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Conduct by which one induces another to do a particular deed; the act of inducing rage, anger, or resentment in another person that may cause that person to engage in an illegal act.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Conduct by which one induces another to do a particular deed; the act of inducing rage, anger, or resentment in another person that may cause that person to engage in an illegal act.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
