Definition of "incitation" [in•ci•ta•tion]

• The act or an instance of inciting; stimulation. (noun)
• Something that incites. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It's called incitation à la haine (raciale, homophobe, sexiste...), and it deals with speeches or texts that encourage discrimination, violence against a given community, or the apology of crimes against humanity (sorry, that's literal translation)."
• ""In fact every time a ransom is paid it's an incitation for new candidates [and] it's also reinforcing the economy based on piracy in Somalia," he said."
• "(The incitation to violence could be illegal, but Timpone hasn't bothered to report it to police.)"