An act of inciting

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: incitement , provocation ] an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: incitement ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of inciting or moving to action. 2 (context obsolete English) Something that incites to action; a stimulus or incentive.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incitation \In`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.] The act of inciting or moving to action. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; motive; incentive. The noblest incitation to honest attempts. --Tatler.