PROVOCA'TION, noun [Latin provacatio. See Provoke.] 1. Any thing that excites anger; the cause of resentment. 1 Kings 21:22. 2. The act of exciting anger. 3. An appeal to a court or judge. [A Latinism, not now used.] 4. Incitement. [Not used.]
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