INCITEMENT
incitation, incitement
(noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; “the incitement of mutiny”
exhortation, incitement
(noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
provocation, incitement
(noun) needed encouragement; “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”
incitement, incitation, provocation
(noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incitement (plural incitements)
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive;
incentive; impulse. Burke.
From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew
thy rage. Pope.
Syn.
– Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition