provocation
provocation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley.
- 2.Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.
- 3.(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.
- 4.An appeal to a court. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Ayliffe.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is provocation.
- What is that which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley called?
- What is incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is an appeal to a court. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Ayliffe called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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