provocation

provocation
The act of inciting another to do a particular deed. That which arouses, moves, calls forth, causes, or occasions. Such conduct or actions on the part of one person towards another as tend to arouse rage, resentment, or fury in the latter against the former, and thereby cause him to do some illegal act against or in relation to the person offering the provocation.
See also procurer
Provocation which will reduce killing to manslaughter must be of such character as will, in mind of average reasonable man, stir resentment likely to cause violence, obscure the reason, and lead to action from passion rather than judgment. There must be a state of passion without time to cool placing defendant beyond control of his reason. Provocation carries with it the idea of some physical aggression or some assault which suddenly arouses heat and passion in the person assaulted

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • provocation — [ prɔvɔkasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • déb. XIIIe « appel »; lat. provocatio 1 ♦ Action de provoquer, d inciter (qqn) à (qqch.). ⇒ appel. Provocation à la désobéissance, au meurtre. ⇒ excitation, incitation. Provocation à se battre, au combat. Provocation en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • provocation — prov·o·ca·tion /ˌprä və kā shən/ n 1: the act of provoking 2: something that provokes, arouses, or stimulates Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Provocation — Prov o*ca tion, n. [F. provocation, L. provocatio. See {Provoke}.] 1. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger. Fabyan. [1913 Webster] 2. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provocation — Provocation. sub. f. v. Action de provoquer. Provocation du vomissement, au vomissement. provocation au peché, à la vengeance …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • provocation — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. provocation (12c.), from L. provocationem (nom. provocatio) a calling forth, challenge, noun of action from pp. stem of provocare provoke (see PROVOKE (Cf. provoke)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • provocation — [präv΄ə kā′shən] n. [ME provocacion < MFr provocation < L provocatio] 1. an act or instance of provoking 2. something that provokes; esp., a cause of resentment or irritation …   English World dictionary

  • Provocation — (v. lat.), 1) so v.w. Appellation an einen andern Richter, so Provocatio ad populum, das Rechtsmittel, vermittelst dessen jeder römische Bürger gegen eine Strafverfügung der öffentlichen Criminalgerichte (Judicia publica) an die Entscheidung des… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • provocation — [n] incitement, stimulus affront, annoyance, bothering, brickbat*, casus belli, cause, challenge, dare, defy, grabber*, grievance, grounds, harassment, incentive, indignity, inducement, injury, instigation, insult, irking, justification,… …   New thesaurus

  • provocation — Provocation, Prouocatio, Proritatio, Irritatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • provocation — ► NOUN 1) the action of provoking. 2) action or speech that provokes …   English terms dictionary

  • provocation — n. 1) extreme, gross provocation 2) provocation for (there was no provocation for such behavior) 3) at a provocation (he loses his temper at the slightest provocation) 4) under provocation (he did use strong language, but only under extreme… …   Combinatory dictionary

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