incitement

About 0.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

   The sheriff was constantly goading me into shooting trespassers, which should surely count as incitement at the very least.

Similar words

incitation provocation exhortation foment instigate instigation engage impetus excitation challenge

Often followed by

to of and against in or by for is