provocation 音标拼音: [pr
, ɑvək'eʃən]
n . 激怒,刺激,挑拨
激怒,刺激,挑拨
provocation n 1 :
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [
synonym :
{
aggravation }, {
irritation }, {
provocation }]
2 :
something that incites or provokes ;
a means of arousing or stirring to action [
synonym : {
incitement }, {
incitation },
{
provocation }]
3 :
needed encouragement ; "
the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation " [
synonym : {
provocation }, {
incitement }]
Provocation \
Prov `
o *
ca "
tion \,
n . [
F .
provocation ,
L .
provocatio .
See {
Provoke }.]
1 .
The act of provoking ,
or causing vexation or ,
anger .
--
Fabyan .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which provokes ,
or excites anger ;
the cause of resentment ;
as ,
to give provocation . --
Paley .
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3 .
Incitement ;
stimulus ;
as ,
provocation to mirth .
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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 .
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5 .
An appeal to a court .
Note : [
A Latinism ] [
Obs .] --
Ayliffe .
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1913 Webster ]
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "
provocation ":
bothering ,
cause ,
grounds ,
harassment ,
incentive ,
incitement ,
inducement ,
initiation ,
instigation ,
insult ,
irking ,
irritation ,
justification ,
motivation ,
motive ,
provoking ,
reason ,
stimulus ,
taunt ,
vexation ,
vexing PROVOCATION .
The act of inciting another to do something .
2 .
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 .
2 Gilb .
Ev .
by Lofft ,
753 .
3 .
The unjust provocation by a wife of her husband ,
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 .
2 Lee ,,
R .
172 ;
1 Hagg .
Cons .
Rep .
155 .
Vide Cruelty ;
To Persuade ;
1 Russ .
on Cr .
B .
3 ,
c .
1 ,
s .
1 ,
page 434 ,
and B .
3 ,
c .
3 ,
s .
1 ,
pa e 486 ;
1 East ,
P .
C .
232 to 241 .
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