instigation, incitement; stimulation, arousal; annoyance, vexation, exasperation
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Provocation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
(n.)
That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation.
That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation.
(n.)
Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress.
Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress.
(n.)
Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.
Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.
(n.)
An appeal to a court. [A Latinism]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn appeal to a court. [A Latinism]
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provocation
\prov`o*ca"tion\ (?), n. [f. provocation, l. provocatio. see provoke.]
1. the act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
2. that which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation.
3. incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.
4. (law) such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress.
5. an appeal to a court.
note: [a latinism] [obs.]
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
Noun
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
(synonym) aggravation, irritation
(hypernym) aggression
(hyponym) aggro
(derivation) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
(synonym) incitement, incitation
(hypernym) psychic energy, mental energy
(hyponym) signal
(derivation) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
3. needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
(synonym) incitement
(hypernym) encouragement
(hyponym) subornation
(derivation) provoke, stimulate
Provocation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Provocation and provoke may refer to:
- Provocation (legal), a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions
- Agent provocateur, a (generally political) group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity
- Provocation (medical), a way of medical testing for conditions such as an allergy by provoking the immune system's response
- Provoke (album), a 1998 album by Altar and their final release on Displeased Records
- Provoked (film), a 2007 British film starring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews
- Provoked (album), a 2008 album by Henry Rollins
- Provoked, a hardcore punk band from Minnesota, US formed in early 2000s.
- Provoked, a Hip Hop Artist/Radio Host/TV Host/Community Activist from Coachella Valley, California since 2006.
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Provocation Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The act of inciting another to do something.
Provocation simply, unaccompanied by a crime or misdemeanor, does not justify the person provoked to commit an assault and battery. In cases of homicide, it may reduce the offence from murder to manslaughter. But when the provocation is given for the purpose of justifying or excusing an intended murder, and the party provoked is killed, it is no justification.
The unjust provocation by a wife of her hushand, in consequence of which she suffers from his ill usage, will not entitle her to a divorce on the ground of cruelty; her remedy, in such cases, is by changing her manners.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.Provocation simply, unaccompanied by a crime or misdemeanor, does not justify the person provoked to commit an assault and battery. In cases of homicide, it may reduce the offence from murder to manslaughter. But when the provocation is given for the purpose of justifying or excusing an intended murder, and the party provoked is killed, it is no justification.
The unjust provocation by a wife of her hushand, in consequence of which she suffers from his ill usage, will not entitle her to a divorce on the ground of cruelty; her remedy, in such cases, is by changing her manners.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
