provocation

  • 31Provocation à la débauche — ● Provocation à la débauche tentative de corruption de mineur ou incitation au racolage …

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  • 32Provocation in English law — For a description of the general principles, see provocation (legal). In English law, provocation is a mitigatory defence alleging a total loss of control as a response to another s provocative conduct sufficient to convert what would otherwise… …

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  • 33Provocation (legal) — Also see: Provocation in English law. In criminal law, provocation is a possible defense by excuse or exculpation alleging a sudden or temporary loss of control (a permanent loss of control is in the realm of insanity) as a response to another s… …

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  • 34Provocation (medical) — A provocation study (also trial or test) is a form of clinical trial whereby participants are exposed to either a substance or thing that is claimed to provoke a response, or to a sham substance or device that should provoke no response. An… …

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  • 35provocation — noun a) The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something b) Something that provokes; a provocative act See Also: provocateur …

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  • 36provocation — Synonyms and related words: bothering, cause, grounds, harassment, incentive, incitement, inducement, initiation, instigation, insult, irking, irritation, justification, motivation, motive, provoking, reason, stimulus, taunt, vexation, vexing …

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  • 37provocation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aggravation, irritation, vexation, annoyance, indignity, affront. See defiance, excitement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. incitement, stimulus, inducement; see incentive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 38provocation — prov·o·ca·tion || ‚prÉ‘vÉ™ keɪʃn /‚prÉ’ n. instigation, incitement; stimulation, arousal; annoyance, vexation, exasperation …

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  • 39provocation — noun 1》 the action of provoking.     ↘action or speech that provokes.     ↘Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation. 2》 Medicine testing to elicit a particular response or reflex …

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  • 40provocation — n. 1. Incitement, stimulus, stimulant, incentive, provocative. 2. Affront, offence, indignity, insult. 3. Vexation, angering …

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