incitement
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8.1
- noun
- /ɪnˈsaɪtmənt/
- NSFW
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- Over the last decade, the internet has become the main stage for terrorist incitements.
- incitement to violence
- incitement to hatred
- incitement to action
Yeah, to say a go get Nancy, that's incitement to violence.
- Yeah, to say a go get Nancy, that's incitement to violence.
- And finally, I think another red line is incitements or encouragements to violence and murder.
- And I think that that is in their view, they saw that as kind of incitement to criminal damage.
- Though you might remember it from the Brandenburg incitement test, which let's just say it's very relevant these days.
- My stances on that, my anti vax stances, my my incitements to people disobeying COVID rules just being a thorn in their side pretty much.
- And I suppose that's maybe one of the reasons why Dan Killer had, you know, it was straight to the Internet, which is a place of genuine anti-Semitic hate incitement.
Examples
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And when you look at what Tucker Carlson and some of these other folks on Fox do, it is very, very clearly incitement of violence.
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The protest leader was arrested for incitement to violence during the demonstration.
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And I think that that is in their view, they saw that as kind of incitement to criminal damage.
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The calls for blood and violence in the streets echo incitement by Israeli government leaders.
Blog text (17) -
Palestinians either engaged in or turned a blind eye to terrorism, and incitement to violence continued.
Academic text (2011) -
The Court has explicitly stated that incitement is low-value speech not subject to First Amendment protection.
Academic text (2017) -
And finally, I think another red line is incitements or encouragements to violence and murder.
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Terrorist incitement is not new, but social networks have vastly increased the span of its influence.
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Part IV suggests how best to advance legislation for combating terrorist incitement, threats, and material support.
Academic text (2017) -
More possible would be closer monitoring of radical Islamist groups in order to counter incitement and preempt violence.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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7.5
The act of encouraging people to start trouble or a protest
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9.5
Encouraging or helping someone to do something illegal
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An action or speech that urges people to do something, often in a harmful way
A speech that makes people very angry or causes unrest
The act of causing strong, often angry feelings in people
Antonyms
How Provoking
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Morphology
Etymology
Incitement comes from in- 'into' and citare 'to move or call into action', the same root you see in excite, so think of it as 'pushing someone into action'. So incitement is the act of encouraging or urging someone to do something, often something bad or illegal.