incitement, n. 1. The act or an instance of provoking, urging on, or stirring up. 2. Criminal law. The act of persuading another person to commit a crime; SOLICITATION(2). [Cases: Criminal Law 45. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 115, 124–126.] — inciteful, adj. “An inciter is one who counsels, commands or advises the commission of a […]
incitement to disaffection 〈英〉煽动(军人)背叛罪 1934年《煽动(军人)背叛法》〔Incitement to Disaffection Act〕规定制止和惩罚企图诱使军队成员放弃职责或忠诚；在军队成员间以此目的散发传单属于犯罪；在某些案件中可签发搜查令。经刑事起诉，其刑罚可为2年监禁或200英镑以下的罚金；经简易程序作出有罪判决〔summary conviction〕，其刑罚为四个月监禁或20英镑以下的罚金，或并处监禁及罚金。
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incitement to riot 煽动暴乱 利用言词、行动或其他方法鼓动或教唆他人暴力反抗合法当局或对他人的人身或财产造成明显实在的损害危险或为其他扰乱社会公共治安的行为。仅仅口头或书面上的思想煽动并不构成本罪。如果骚乱果真发生，尽管煽动者不在场，也以暴乱罪论处。
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inchoate (in-koh-it), adj. Partially completed or imperfectly formed; just begun. Cf. CHOATE. — inchoateness, n. “The word ‘inchoate,’ not much used in ordinary discourse, means ‘just begun,’ ‘undeveloped.’ The common law has given birth to three general offences which are usually termed ‘inchoate’ or ‘preliminary’ crimes — attempt, conspiracy, and incitement. A principal feature of
Propaganda used to promote dissatisfaction among a nation’s citizens and undermine government authority. • Defamatory propaganda is common in wartime but is also used in peacetime as a means of incitement.
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barratry (bar-[schwa]-tree orbair-), n. 1. Vexatious incitement to litigation, esp. by soliciting potential legal clients. • Barratry is a crime in most jurisdictions. A person who is hired by a lawyer to solicit business is called a capper. See CAPPER(1). [Cases: Champerty and Maintenance 4(.5), 5(.5), 9. C.J.S. Champerty and Maintenance, Barratry and Related Matters
clear-and-present-danger test. Constitutional law. The doctrine allowing the government to restrict the First Amendment freedoms of speech and press if necessary to prevent immediate and severe danger to interests that the government may lawfully protect. • This test was formulated by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 39 S.Ct.
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solicitation, n. 1. The act or an instance of requesting or seeking to obtain something; a request or petition (a solicitation for volunteers to handle at least one pro bono case per year). 2. The criminal offense of urging, advising, commanding, or otherwise inciting another to commit a crime ( convicted of solicitation of murder).
propaganda. Int’l law. 1. The systematic dissemination of doctrine, rumor, or selected information to promote or injure a particular doctrine, view, or cause. 2. The ideas or information so disseminated. • The word propaganda originated as an abbreviated form of Congregatio de propaganda fide, a committee (of cardinals) for propagating the (Christian) faith. defamatory propaganda.