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Meanings of instigation in English

Catalan
encobriment

The verbal act of urging on.

encobriment
Portuguese
instigação
Spanish
instigación

Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

instigação
Synonyms
Examples for "abetment"
Examples for "abetment"
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However, police said they had arrested a co-worker on charges of abetment to suicide.
Reuters
2
With the aid and abetment of a bottle of excellent Montrachet, however, one contrived to worry through.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
3
A GERMAN court yesterday ordered two executives of Dresdner Bank AG to serve prison terms or pay heavy fines for abetment of tax evasion.
The Irish Times
4
But his family later registered a police complaint against Chakraborty, accusing her of abetment to suicide and other crimes, all of which she has denied.
BBC
5
11 Theft may be chargeable on a person who is not the perpetrator; on him, namely, by whose aid and abetment a theft is committed.
The Institutes of Justinian
Usage of instigation in English
1
We are robust, but there is no tension and instigation of violence.
The South African
2
The project was started at the instigation of the Rape Crisis Centre.
The Irish Times
3
Last night's suspension took place at the instigation of Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
The Irish Times
4
And all by the instigation of a selfish brother, and envious sister-
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2
5
The fibre revolution we are living through began at Denis Burkitt's instigation.
The Irish Times
6
At the instigation of Murat, and not without some hesitation, Charles IV.
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
7
At the Emperor's instigation, the Cardinal Infante, the brother of Philip IV.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
8
To advise immediate arrests already made at your instigation was insulting effrontery.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
9
It was under English, yes, British, Anglo-Saxon instigation that it first commenced.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions o...
10
You could not bring yourself to be false, unless by her instigation.
Castle Richmond
11
At the instigation of Starkad, Ingjald put his wife, Swerting's daughter, aside.
The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beo...
12
These men are here at your instigation; you are concerned in their infamy.
My Lady of Doubt
13
The witches raise a storm at the instigation of the devil.
Elizabethan Demonology / An Essay in Illustration of the Belief ...
14
The visit had been made almost at the instigation of the editor himself.
Phineas Redux
15
At the instigation of Jehoiada, King Joash undertook the restoration of the Temple.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
16
The iniquity of the instigation proved its antidote, and when he further added:-
The Professor
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Translations for instigation
Portuguese
instigação
Instigation through the time
Instigation across language varieties
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