inducement

n.

1. Something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive: tax breaks intended as an inducement to greater reinvestment.
2. The act or process of inducing: inducement of sleep.
3. Law. An introductory or background statement explaining the main allegations in a proceeding.

noun

1. Something that causes and encourages a given response: encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus. See cause/effect.
2. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward: allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inveiglement, invitation, lure, seduction, temptation. See like/dislike.

n

Definition: incentive, motive
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement, disincentive, hindrance, prevention

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An advantage or benefit that precipitates a particular action on the part of an individual.

In the law of contracts, the inducement is a pledge or promise that causes an individual to enter into a particular agreement. An inducement to purchase is something that encourages an individual to buy a particular item, such as the promise of a price reduction. Consideration is the inducement to a contract.

In criminal law, the term inducement is the motive, or that which leads an individual to engage in criminal conduct.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - motivation, bevæggrund, foranledning

Nederlands (Dutch)
aansporing, opwekking, beloning

Français (French)
n. - récompense, pot-de-vin (euph), motivation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anreiz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρότρυνση, προτροπή, κίνητρο, ελατήριο

Italiano (Italian)
incentivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - persuasão (f), incentivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
побуждение, стимул

Español (Spanish)
n. - estímulo, aliciente, incentivo, inducimiento, inducción, instigación, móvil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bevekelsegrund, motivation, medel, dragning, ingress (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诱因, 刺激物, 动机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 誘因, 刺激物, 動機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 권유, 유인, 예비진술

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誘導するもの, 誘因, 刺激, 動機

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إغراء, دافع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פיתוי, דחיפה, משיכה‬

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