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Incitation (Noun)

Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action.

Nouns denoting goals.

An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny".

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The inflammatory speech was seen as a deliberate incitation to violence against the opposing group.
The incitation of the crowd by the rally's organizers led to a tense confrontation with the police.
The judge ruled that the defendant's words constituted an incitation to riot and were not protected by free speech laws.
The whistleblower's testimony was an incitation for the government to launch a full-scale investigation into the corporate scandal.
The editor's note was intended as an incitation for readers to take action and make their voices heard on the important social issue.