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Provocation

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(1):

(n.) Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.

(2):

(n.) The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.

(3):

(n.) An appeal to a court. [A Latinism]

(4):

(n.) That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation.

(5):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Provocation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/provocation.html. 1828.
 
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