provocation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- entrapment noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
- provocation noun The act of deliberately annoying, angering, or inciting someone.
Senses
provocation is used for these senses in English:
- entrapment (legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
- provocation The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
entrapment — full definition
- noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
- noun The state of being trapped.
provocation — full definition
- noun The act of deliberately annoying, angering, or inciting someone.
- noun Something said or done that provokes a strong reaction.