What is that which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley called?
provocation — That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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