INSTIGATION
Source: 553, 566, 567
instigation. instigation, prouoking, or mouing forward.
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instigation. Instigation, n. an incitement to a crime, a motive
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In′sti‐ga″tion (?), n. [[L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation.]] The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness. The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devil could bring the sons of men to. South.